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Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on January 13, 2009, 12:28 AM:

Hello
I put a wanted ad in our local FILM BUFFS mag wanting to buy a ST1200 and someone replyed today saying that they have a ELMO ST600, I have never head on one before so I would like the low down on them [Big Grin]

I have been told that it is a dual track model?
Comes in its box and all its accesories for $120
Thinking to buying it because the price is quiet good...... [Confused]

Pat

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on January 13, 2009, 03:41 AM:

Patrick, the name says it all.
ST1200 => 1200ft spool max capacity
ST600 => 600ft spool max capacity

Some ST600 are indeed dual-track. They use the 12V-100W lamp (as opposed to the ST1200 which uses the 15v-150W one).

It's a fine and reliable little machine and at 120.00 the price is very good.

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on January 13, 2009, 04:40 AM:

Agreed; an great little workhorse!

Search the forum for ST600 and variants; there's a lot been written quite recently, including my conversion for Stereo using an external amplifier. ST 180 is basically the same machine, just cosmetic differences.
Martin

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on January 13, 2009, 05:41 PM:

Thanks guys
I have sent the cheque away for it today!
Pat [Big Grin]

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on January 13, 2009, 06:07 PM:

I owned one too for a brief period and it is a nice machine. I do like a larger reel capacity and brighter bulb in my home cinema, but sometimes the we like to take a small projector upstairs to the living room and project onto a five foot tripod screen. I use the ST-800 for this now.

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on January 13, 2009, 10:02 PM:

Hi Dan
I have a GS1200 that I use for long shows on the 1200ft reels so I thought the ST600 would be good just to run the odd 200ft or 400ft digest on and it is not as heavy to carry around like the GS1200.
Pat

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