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Timothy Price
Master Film Handler

Posts: 335
From: Minneapolis, MN. USA
Registered: Nov 2009

posted September 15, 2010 01:11 PM

Hey all-

I found a Minolta Sound 6000 Super 8 Projector at Goodwill. It has the original box, lens cap, projector cover, power chord and even a splicer! Bulb and Sound both work great, plus it has a regular 1/4 output jack for an external sound source! All this for 30 bucks! However...

The films are playing a bit slow. The frame button is set to 24 and other than that I'm not sure how to speed it up. Don't know if it needs a new belt or a repair job or if I should just put it on eBay [Confused]

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Tim

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 15, 2010 01:57 PM

well,

The good news is the belts are available:

Belts on E-bay

It would be good to pop off the cover and see what's going on in there.

Something to try is to let the machine run for a while without film and see if things loosen up. It also may be the last stand for those old belts if they really are cruddy.

There's a thread down below where we discuss reviving a dormant Elmo ST-1200. A lot of it will apply here too.

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Timothy Price
Master Film Handler

Posts: 335
From: Minneapolis, MN. USA
Registered: Nov 2009

posted September 15, 2010 03:17 PM

Thanks Steve- I'm gonna go run the machine for a bit!

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Douglas W. Warren
Film Handler

Posts: 38
From: Charlottesville,Virginia
Registered: Aug 2010

posted September 16, 2010 01:24 PM

Hi Tim,
Sounds like you made a great score and I hope the speed issue is resolved. Looks like I need to start checking out my local Goodwill store!

Cheers,
Douglas
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Timothy Price
Master Film Handler

Posts: 335
From: Minneapolis, MN. USA
Registered: Nov 2009

posted September 17, 2010 07:10 AM

Love Goodwill!

This was a true find! I asked if I could borrow a power chord to test it and they came out with the original box filled with all the accessories!

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