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Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on November 19, 2007, 03:54 PM:

Every so often, when I am about half way through viewing a film on the GS1200, there is a loud crash at the back of the room and a 1200ft reel rolls across the entire 22ft length of my home screening room! Forgot to flip that front reel retainer again! [Mad]

How often has this happened to you, and does anyone have a foolproof procedure for avoiding this?

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on November 19, 2007, 04:03 PM:

It happened to me just yesterday afternoon during my solitary cine fest, for me though it wasn't the take up but my newly cleaned reel 2 of Star Trek the Movie which crashed onto the floor and rolled out across the sitting room carpet. [Mad]

It usually happens to me after I have been using the Sankyo and gotten out of the habbit of clicking the retaining clip across.

So far I don't have a fail safe way of remembering to flip the clip over...

Mike [Roll Eyes]

PS: This is something Elmo would surely have changed about the GS 1200 if it had continued in production?

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on November 19, 2007, 07:10 PM:

It hasn't happened to me yet, but it is inevitable! I guess the only solution is a sticky note with big words. [Big Grin]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on November 20, 2007, 12:36 AM:

Hi Paul
Yep been there done that, its amazing how far a reel of film will travel, [Eek!]

I am sure the stuff has a mind of its own, when it happens its more embarrassing than anything else, [Roll Eyes]

cant think of a fail safe method.

Graham. [Smile]

Posted by Chip Gelmini (Member # 44) on November 20, 2007, 10:23 PM:

Come on guys. Nobody does that. It must have been Stripe from Gremlins!!! [Big Grin]

Deegle Deegle!!!!!!!

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