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Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on October 27, 2008, 06:25 AM:

Can anyone suggest a source of new belts (the two main drive belts and the take-up belt) for the Elmo ST1200 HD?

Have replaced these a couple of times over the years but can't remember where I sourced them or if they would still be available.

Going to try and treat the Elmo to a service (including fitting Tom Photiou's new rubber drives [Smile]

) as it seems to be running a little tired.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 27, 2008, 07:08 AM:

Hi Rob,
I'll be looking out for your feedback on that if i could [Wink]

Regrefully the company i use to get my belts from,(genuine Elmo) have told me that Elmo only have a couple of sets left and they want a staggering £29 each for them. Cant understand it myself so at this moment in time it looks like those universal jobbies.
I do have two sets left myself but will have to hold onto them, i will be passing a set onto the engineers who made my rollers to see what they'll charge to have around 50 or more sets knocked up but this is some time away. [Frown]

Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on October 27, 2008, 07:18 AM:

Tom, is that £29 per belt or a set?

If per belt then, well...wow [Eek!]

!

The Elmo has decided that the sound wants to wow on everything I show so, having stripped it down and cleaned it all once already to no avail I was going to change all the belts.

Will let you know how I get on with the new rubber drive discs [Smile]

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on October 27, 2008, 07:32 AM:

Rob

Eddie Smyth of ES Photographics might be able to help you. You can find his "Buy It Now" Ads on an eBay search inputting "Projector Belts."

The site will have his email address and his 'phone number.

Posted by Chip Carpenter (Member # 1330) on October 27, 2008, 08:52 AM:

I just ordered a set on ebay from isellprojectorbelts - he has a large ebay store with belts for many projectors. I don't have them yet, so I can't comment on the quality - the price was $26.67 for a 4 belt set.

Chip

Posted by Graham Sinden (Member # 431) on October 27, 2008, 12:07 PM:

Rob, I bought some a short while back from Phil Sheard of CHC. I think they were £15 for the set of 3

Graham S

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 27, 2008, 02:50 PM:

Rob, that is correct, £29 per belt, you can certainly get belts that will do the job but obviously Elmo are no longer interested in serving the cine projector market anymore. This is there way out i guess. To put it in perspective they were around £3-£5 per belt just a year ago.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on October 27, 2008, 04:59 PM:

I bought a set of belts for one of my ELMOs from Paul Foster a few years ago and was very pleased with them. I'm not sure, but I assumed they were genuine ELMO belts. I've since bought a few sets from Mark (Isellprojectorbelts) on eBay (and off), and they seem like the same (square) belts...and just as good. I just wish folks selling ELMO projectors on eBay would state the condition of the rubber drive wheels in their item descriptions....wouldn't that be nice! [Smile]

In the last ST I bought the 24fps rubber wheel was worn down to the metal...literally! Thanks to Tom's replacement wheel it's now running smoothe! [Smile]

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 28, 2008, 08:22 AM:

Good new Joe,
I am contemplating trying to get sets of belts made up but this project wont be until Feb-March next year.
To be honest in sure some of the E Bay sellers are either un-aware of the condition internally or are selling them because they know there on the way out. If i was to spend £250-£400 i'd prefer to stick to one of the Super 8 dealers, at least they would know and they tend to be serviced proior to selling. [Wink]

Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on October 28, 2008, 09:42 AM:

Thanks all!

Graham, yes, rang Phil at Classic and he has sets on order which should be in soon. Apparently not Elmo original but manufactured to order and as good as the real thing and at sensible prices [Smile]

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Maurice, thanks for that link; ES Photographic looks interesting and I will certainly bear them in mind for the future.

Tom, when I get the belts I'm stripping down the machine and hopefully fitting the new rubber discs too [Smile]

That should bring my ST back up to speed (quite literally!)

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