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Steve Meyer
Film Handler

Posts: 59
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2016

posted February 07, 2016 06:56 AM

Is there any place or person in NJ,NY,PA,CT I can take or send my Elmo GS1200 to be serviced? There's a few adjustments/upgrades that need to be done, also I would like to convert it to a 2-blade shutter? I would try to do it myself but I don't want to make matters worse.

Thanks for any help
Steve M

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted February 07, 2016 07:13 AM

The place is west of Philadelphia and the person is Leon Norris:

ll623norris(at)Verizon(dot)net

Not only is he an Elmo repair veteran, he's also got a respectable stash of spare parts.

I know more than one collector at CineSea that has him on speed dial on their cells!

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Paul Suchy
Expert Film Handler

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From: Westchester, IL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 07, 2016 07:14 AM

Leon Norris, 745 East Oak Street, Norristown, PA 19401. (610) 272-3205. The phone number is also a fax line, so you may have to call a few times before you get an answer or be able to leave a message.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted February 07, 2016 07:17 AM

That's right!

The man's so good they named the town after him! [Wink]

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Steve Meyer
Film Handler

Posts: 59
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2016

posted February 07, 2016 07:27 AM

WOW- Thanks Guys- You guys are AWESOME! I will for sure call Leon with my GS1200 adjustments/upgrades.

Have A GREAT Day
Steve M

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted February 07, 2016 07:34 AM

I think you are probably about two hours to Norristown.

-A little Jersey Turnpike, a little Pennsylvania Turnpike.

-cost of gas being what it is these days it's just not worth taking the chance on shipping it.

(Food for thought...)

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Paul Suchy
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 199
From: Westchester, IL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 07, 2016 08:25 AM

I'm with Steve on this one; the last time Leon fixed my projector, UPS dropped it and some of the keys arrived bent even though the projector was double boxed and packed well. UPS also left the projector out in the rain on my porch and I'm glad I got home before anyone took it.

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted February 07, 2016 08:30 AM

UPS Belgium provides a bad service. It seems it's not better in the US.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted February 07, 2016 08:44 AM

An old friend of mine had a summer job at UPS.

Early on his boss had him build a wall of parcels ready to be transferred into a delivery van. The boss didn't like the wall, and kicked it over.

They will get your parcel where you send it quickly and reliably. They are efficient, organized and professional. One thing they aren't is gentle.

The reason they don't want string around parcels is it's temping to pick them of and fling them across the room.

Kind of like this: years ago I had a job testing power supplies for a military communications system. It said in the spec that they had to be capable of being dropped on each corner, face and edge from a height of three feet and still operate. That's 26 times!

I asked someone from the customer why.

He said "Have you ever seen a Marine unload a truck?"

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Paul Suchy
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 199
From: Westchester, IL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 07, 2016 09:08 AM

Let's not forget what they charge; in order to insure the proper amount for a GS1200, it costs about $95.00 to ship to Leon. Then consider the same shipping charge in order to get it back. Next time, I'll plan a road trip.

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Douglas Meltzer
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Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 07, 2016 09:48 AM

Steve,

If you're not in a hurry you can pick it up on your way to the CineSea gathering April 30th!

Doug

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