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Posted by Marc Marti (Member # 404) on June 02, 2006, 03:31 PM:

Hello!

I'm trying to find a repair service for my Braun Visacustic 2000. Witther doesn't offer this service by the moment, so I don't know where to go...

Thanks in advance!

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on June 02, 2006, 06:15 PM:

Afraid I can't help you - but what's wrong with it?

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on June 02, 2006, 07:50 PM:

Marc, Jan's right. There are several people on this forum that might be able to guide you through a repair. They did for me more than once. [Wink]

Posted by Marc Marti (Member # 404) on June 03, 2006, 07:47 AM:

Thanks, but I believe that my projector needs some serious servicing: there's a lot of flickering, uneven sharpness, uneven velocity... I would like to go to a professional, as I have no technical skills for these kind of jobs...

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on June 03, 2006, 12:54 PM:

That DOES sound serious. [Eek!]

Did you get the projector in this condition, or is it something that developed over time? (Was it fine before?)

I wonder if that could be the infamous plastic gear that tends to disintegrate inside the projector. Wittner Kinotechnik sells a metal replacement part which you can either put in yourself or have them do it.

But then I can only guess...

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on June 06, 2006, 06:33 AM:

Hi,

a) GK-Film can repair most stuff:
http://www.englisch.film-super8.de/
(GK is known to do a good job - and is cheaper than other shops)

b) Marland can still repair some projectors - as long as their spare parts lasts:
http://www.marland-service.de
(Marland is the only repair-shop that I've used myself so far - and only for cameras. Their prices are okay, too.)

c) Geissler (recommended by Wittner while Wittner's repair-shop is closed) might be able to help you, too:
http://www.geissler-service.de

d) FFR-Film can repair some projectors - as long as their spare parts lasts (7,50 EUR for 15min) :
http://www.ffr-film.de/Katalog/index.htm

e) The super8wiki has got a repair-listing, too:
http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Category:FAQ#Professional_Repair_and_Service

f) These shops have been able to repair Braun-projectors in 2004 (list taken from http://home.arcor.de/super8film/Super8/reparat.htm - if you do a google-search, you'll probably find their webpages, too. Unless stated otherwise, these shops are located in Germany, hence you'll have to replace the "single-0" in the telephon/fax-numbers with a 0049 from Spain):

Fotowerkstatt Schirmann
Troppauerstr.76
84478 Waldkraiburg
Tel. 08638 882240; Fax 08638 882239

Fotowerkstatt Schirmann
Troppauerstr.76
84478 Waldkraiburg
Tel. 08638 882240; Fax 08638 882239

Kamera-Filmtechnik E. Piehler
Nachtweide 13
64569 Nauheim
Tel. 06152 807938; Fax 06152 807939

Mayrhofer Helmut
Petersbrunnstr. 8
A 5020 Salzburg
Tel. 0043 662 842250

Nass GmbH & Co KG
Feldstraße 4
30171 Hannover
Tel. 0511 804007; Fax 889950

Nickel Fototechnik
Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 45
90411 Nürnberg Tel. 0911 522337

Schacherl, Kurt
Buchhoferstr. 22, 82140 Olching bei München
Tel. 08142 12262; Fax 40317

Z. R. S. Geddert
Benno-Strauß-Str. 39, 90763 Fürth
Tel. 0911 6585184; Fax 0911 6585144

Fotowerkstatt Schirmann
Troppauerstr.76
84478 Waldkraiburg
Tel. 08638 882240; Fax 08638 882239

Grah Optik
Goldsteinstr. 4-6
47051 Duisburg
Tel. 0203 21327; Fax 0203 27512

Günther Wesarg GmbH
Stresemannstr. 46
22769 Hamburg
Tel. 040 4394217; Fax 4392115

JRC Camera Repairs
2 Force Cottage
Ewelme, Oxon, U.K., OX106HQ
Tel. 0044 1752 214654

Mayrhofer Helmut
Petersbrunnstr. 8
A 5020 Salzburg
Tel. 0043 662 842250

Möbius Ralf
MRS Rumfordstr. 11 A
80469 München
Tel. 089 294281; Fax 089 220362

Nass GmbH & Co KG
Feldstraße 4
30171 Hannover
Tel. 0511 804007; Fax 889950

Projection Services
King R., Stoke on Trent,, U.K
Tel. 0044 1782 712812

Restaurierung Volker Cachara
Maximilianstr 71
75172 Pforzheim
Tel. 07231 440104; Fax 440204

Spondon Films
5 Charles Avenue
Spondon, Derby, U.K., DE21 7AJ
Tel/Fax 0044 1332 679053

Steinkellner Walter
Bennogasse 24
A-1080 Wien
Tel. 0043 1 4052310; Fax 0043 1 405231015

Valentine Ken
29 Highfield Road
Bushey, Herts, U.K., WD22HD
Tel. 0044 1923 242156

Wurster Gerhard
Rothenbühlstraße 33
71364 Winnenden
Tel. 07195 174042; Fax 68911

Würz Wolfgang
Elsterweg 7
51149 Köln
Tel. 02203 12136 (Tel + Fax)

Posted by Marc Marti (Member # 404) on June 06, 2006, 07:40 AM:

Wow!!!!

Many many thanks!!!!! That's a HUGE lot of information...
I'm going to try GK Film. They've made great things for the super-8 format (pressure plate,cinevia...)

Thanks again,

Marc

Posted by Heinz-Juergen Schachner (Member # 32) on June 19, 2006, 09:32 AM:

Hello,

in my opinion the best repair shop for BRAUN/NIZO and BAUER super8mm projectors and cameras is KURT SCHACHERL in Olching near Munich / Germany (http://www.video-technik-schacherl.de).

Mr. Schacherl has been trained by BAUER / BRAUN themselves and he knows all BAUER and BRAUN machines best. Mr. Schacherl does great work and the prices he takes are really fair. By the way: Mr. Schacherl repairs BAUER and BRAUN machines for over 30 years now.

Best Wishes

Heinz-Juergen Schachner
Germany

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