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Thomas Dafnides
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 247
From: St. Louis, Missouri USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted December 07, 2009 07:22 PM

I purchased one of these without a power cord, I then cut an extension cord and attached the two ends with electrical tape to the outlet of the FP-C. When I run the elmo, it seems that even at the slowest speed it is running at 24fps or faster ( it is not a multi-voltage machine). Does the original power cord make a difference how the machine runs?

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 07, 2009 07:37 PM

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Does the original power cord make a difference how the machine runs?

No... at least not to the level that we can feel.

It can be other problem such as belt, motor, board, etc

cheers,

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Winbert

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 07, 2009 08:04 PM

This sounds a little dangerous...(a little more than a little, actually!)

It's the chance to make some huge sparks and maybe spray molten copper around the room (...at the least: there's also that whole lethal voltage...thing)

A lot of more recent projectors use the same kind of power cord as (for one example) computers. If you compare the inlet on the projector, it may take one of these.

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