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Topic: Elmo ST-800 for sale, modified for 1200ft. (up to 1600ft.) capacity
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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm
Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted April 03, 2006 12:46 PM
Gentlemen:
Q: What do you do when you have too many projectors and not enough money?
A: Exactly.
So, long story short, I'm offering my ST-800 for sale... the same one I ended up soldering a new power cord to. (It's permanently attached, but it's also pretty darn short so you'll almost certainly want to use an extension cord with it.)
Some photos here:
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_reels.jpg
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_open.jpg
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_backpanel.jpg
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_roller.jpg
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_cog.jpg
http://home.neo.rr.com/taesite/st800_cog2.jpg
It's a single-track projector which has had some custom work done to it... mainly it has true 1200ft. capacity and can even be made to run 1600ft. reels by simply unscrewing and removing the upper loop guide (although it makes threading a bit trickier). The reel arms were replaced with arms from an ST-1200, and although the supply reel arm is longer, they still fold all the way down. Here's the kicker: Since the supply reel arm now has one extra cog which would normally cause the spindle to rotate in the wrong direction, I employed my mad-doctor skills to add another cog inside the machine (see pictures) so that reverse and rewind remains fully functional. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
The film guide below the take-up reel was somewhat crudely sawn off (not by me) so I carefully sanded off any rough edges and added a roller to prevent film scratching, which works perfectly (have viewed a number of films several times each, with no visible damage).
So, to recap, the differences from a standard ST-800 are:
- 1200ft. capacity, up to 1600ft. by removing upper loop guide
- Take-up film guide re-done
- Power cord permanently soldered in place
- Drive modified to accommodate 1200ft. supply reel arm
Other than that, the machine appears to have had some heavy use before it came to me...its outside appearance is not so great, with scuffs, scratches and a bit of dust on the body, plus some holes drilled underneath the take-up reel arm that (so I was told) once held a large 16mm film roller. ![[Confused]](confused.gif) On the inside, everything looks OK though, and all the adjustments were checked by me and found to be good (claw movement, reel torque, smooth running of gears, 18fps/24fps speeds, etc).
My apologies for being long-winded but I wanted everyone to be well-informed about the modifications done to this machine. It's become somewhat of a labor of love to me and I trust it completely with running my valuable shorts and features. But, it needs to go... Will happily ship worldwide and accept payments via PayPal or check (US only) or money order. Please make your offers through email or via a PM to me...
Ohyeah, the reels shown are not included, sorry ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Thanks!
EDIT, a few more things: Sound works great including recording, motor is strong - projector handles 1200ft. fine including rewinding a full reel, but 1600ft. is just about the limit of what it can handle (not tested). Lamp is good but I'll throw in an extra bulb if desired, plus I will add an 800ft. Elmo reel if buyer needs it. Sound heads were demagnetized, and the complete film path will be cleaned again before shipping.
The belts are used - drive belt in very good shape, take-up belt shows wear but works OK (it's not badly stretched so should last a while).
[ April 03, 2006, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: Jan Bister ]
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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm
Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted April 04, 2006 07:11 PM
Heh...well, remember I picked up this lot of four Elmo machines, mostly DOA/for parts only, though this one was already complete and working, just needed some TLC to whip it back into shape (and while it was already modded with a 1200ft arm, it was free-spinning and reverse/rewind had no effect on it).
A couple pictures of (almost) everything else I have, Elmo-wise:
(No, they shouldn't be this yellowish... my webcam is great but its white balance sucks sometimes.) As you can see, there's one other ST-800 and two 1200s that are definitely DEAD, with huge chunks of stuff missing on both machines.
As for that second ST-800, though.... holy cricket! I just realized it has almost everything still there, including OPTICAL SOUND, and I could probably get it running again too!!!!!
I guess I should THANK YOU GUYS for getting me to realize that!!!! ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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