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Topic: Noob here, need some help with a Sankyo 600
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Jacob Hansard
Junior
Posts: 1
From: Nevada City, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2015
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posted November 15, 2015 06:07 PM
Hi everybody! I just recently purchased a Sankyo Sound 600 on a bit of a whim. Found a Sankyo super 8 camera, and Sound 600 projector for $12.50 (for both) at a thrift store about a week ago. I believe I scored. I've been keeping my eye out for a 8mm projector as a bunch of reels from my Moms younger years just surfaced. Unfortunately, after reading a bit, regular 8mm won't play on a super 8 projector. However, I still find myself enamored with the projector, and would like to get it in well working condition, so here are some of the issues...
The projector seems to be in great shape, but sat in an older women's attic for many many years, so I believe the fixes should be quite simple (hopefully). The main drive belt had completely rotted, so I replaced that. The reel drive belt still looks to be in fairly decent condition...maybe slightly stretched.
When I first turned the projector on, both forward and reverse worked, but ran quite slow. After playing around with it some, reverse completely stopped working. Forward works, but when putting it into reverse absolutely nothing happens. Wondering if anyone has any idea of what might be happening.
As for the slowness I've read about the two screws that can adjust the speed (and to use something not conductive to adjust them), but was wondering if this could also be a belt issue (stretched). I bought the main belt drive from Ebay. It seems to be slightly loose as well, and looks as though it is simply a standard o ring that can be bought at a hardware store for less than a dollar (paid 7, so I feel a little ripped). I didn't see any reel belts on Ebay for this projector.
And lastly, the framing knob will only turn ever so slightly (about a millimeter in each direction). Is this how it is supposed to be, or is it supposed to turn freely?
Other than those things, the projector is in good shape. Sound works (but slow), and the lamp is still bright. It looks as though the projector was hardly used, and other than the belts looks brand new. It was still in the original box, and still has the user manual as well.
Thanks for your advise!
-------------------- Jacob
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