8mm Forum: Loop spills put under lens os Elmo l16

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Posted by Barbara Hadden (Member # 6119) on November 22, 2017, 06:07 AM:

Friends, Can anyone suggest a fix for a slow take up in the loop department of my elmo cl16. As the film runs, it spills out the front below the lens, which is I think the escape route for this upside down placement of the loop.

Posted by Gary Schreffler (Member # 5945) on November 22, 2017, 07:08 AM:

I have the same problem. Drives me nuts sometimes. It usually occurs, with mine, at the beginning of projection. If the same for you, I find that manually ensuring that the take-up reel is at full speed helps (in other words, making sure there is no slack on the film at the take-up reel). There is sometimes a lag with the take-up reel when I switch to run, and that causes the spillage. So just making sure the take-up reel is doing its thing eliminates the problem...

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on November 22, 2017, 04:03 PM:

Hi Barbara, you have placed your question in 8mm category. To get more attention you should put it under 16mm category.

Cheers,

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