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Christopher Gillan
Junior
Posts: 22
From: Bridestowe Devon
Registered: Jan 2009

posted May 28, 2009 08:13 AM

Hi Guys has anyone had problems with the takeup not working on the GS1200.when the problem happens the payoff is not work ether
it would appear the relay RY301 is playing from the checks i have made.Does anyone know if a replacement is avalable.

Thanks Chris.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 28, 2009 11:04 AM

Hi Chris,
Yes it sounds like a relay problem. I had the same issue with one of my GS1200's - sometimes the take up would work alright, other times it would come to a dead stop in the middle of a film, spilling it all over the floor! Anyway, the fix is to replace that relay. Kevin has in the past recommended cleaning the relay contacts, but either way you have to pull out that main board to get at it. You will need the GS1200 service manual to carry out this repair (available from Old Time Camera in the UK).
Leon Norris in Norristown Pennsylvania can supply you with a new relay. Give him a call in the USA at 610-275-1225.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 28, 2009 02:28 PM

You don't have to pull the main board out. There is just enough room to get a soldering iron in with a solder pump and clear each of the connections. The holes are quite big so that when you have removed the solder the relays just lift out.

I cleaned mine quite a while a go and so far the problem has not recurred.

Kev.

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Christopher Gillan
Junior
Posts: 22
From: Bridestowe Devon
Registered: Jan 2009

posted May 28, 2009 03:57 PM

Thank you Paul & Kevin.

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Simon McConway
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1085
From: Doncaster, UK
Registered: Jun 2004

posted May 30, 2009 11:21 AM

I had this problem; after Bill Parsons fitted new relays and gave the machine a thorough overhaul, it was literally running like a brand-new machine. Well worth every penny!

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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1261
From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003

posted May 31, 2009 02:04 PM

Hi,

When you mention to clean the relay,
does are you saying that the plastic cover open up and then
it is sprayed with a tuner cleaner? [Confused]

Please describe

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