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Posted by Mark Davies (Member # 6249) on September 03, 2018, 09:20 AM:

I took a punt at the non working Eumig S938 on eBay for £99.
'Doesn't power on'
Turns out it's the front power switch, which I bridged.
The bulb doesn't work, but everything else seems ok so far.
I don't know if £99 is too much really, and there is another for £165.
[Edit] And the £165 one has gone.
Kind Regards Mark

Posted by John Armer (Member # 4655) on September 03, 2018, 12:22 PM:

If you can get this working without too much hassle then £99 is a good price to pay. Does it look like it's had much use?

Posted by Mark Davies (Member # 6249) on September 03, 2018, 02:54 PM:

Dirt and dust inside, but everything seems to go round.
I can fix the power switch someway, so it just needs a bulb.
I'll be taking a few films into work tomorrow to test out the sound, which is in all fairness the reason I went for it, just to capture sound.

Kind regards Mark.

Posted by Mark Davies (Member # 6249) on September 04, 2018, 06:02 AM:

So, an update.
I originally wanted a machine that pulled the sound off film for conversions.
On first play, it was noisy and the sound was slow (even on 24frame rate).
The noise was the gate clicking, and on recording from the unit to a computer, you could hear the clicking on the track.
So, I removed the lens and opened up the gate.

Now the sound recording is so clear it's amazing. Crystal clear. I recorded a Derann advertising reel and it's come out excellent.

So I just need to tidy everything up, sort out the power switch (I will change it for a standard flick switch and mount on rear of the machine). Give it all a clean up and I have my audio machine.

£99.. that's not bad really I think for a stereo recording device and I'm not spending any more money on it.

Kind Regards Mark

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on September 04, 2018, 10:17 AM:

Mark congratulations on acquiring the Eumig S938. It is a great machine and, as you have found out, the sound quality is just incredible, particularly with newly recorded stereo. That main switch is a recurring problem on the 900 series Eumigs. I replaced mine with a rocker switch mounted on the rear of the projector. Works fine and looks good! :

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Posted by Mark Davies (Member # 6249) on September 05, 2018, 04:04 AM:

Hey Paul, that's a nice job on the switch. I did wonder at first why you had selected to go through the metal casing, but of course, the rear plastic panel is removable.

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