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Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 15, 2010, 01:50 PM:

Are these any good. They always look great:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heutier-Duovox-8mm-movie-Sound-Projector_W0QQitemZ300387236925QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DVD_Film_TV_OtherFormats_GL?hash=item45f0797c3d

What reel capacity does this have?

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on January 15, 2010, 03:26 PM:

marketed in 1976

super 8 mm film

lens: Isco-Gottingen Vario-Kiptagon f: 1.3 \ 16.5-30 mm

lamp: 100 W, 12 V, EFP

brightness lamp: High, Low

reel capacity: 240 m

projection: forward, reverse

projection speed: 18, 24 fps

film loading: automatic threading

sound: magnetic playback on both sound tracks

sound mode: mono, duoplay

amplifier: ?

frequency response: ?

recording: magnetic recording on both sound tracks

recording level control: auto

input terminal: Microphone, Phono

input jacks: 5-pin European DIN

output terminal: Auxiliary, External Speaker

output jacks: ?

built-in film cutter: yes

drive motor: magnetic motor

power source: 110-127-220- 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

weight: 10000 g

dimensions: 210 x 300 x 350 mm

made in France by Heurtier

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 15, 2010, 04:50 PM:

How many footsies is 240m?? [Smile]

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on January 15, 2010, 05:03 PM:

Michael,

Go to http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Type on the dialog box "240 meters" and you will get the answer [Wink]

wolfram alfa can convert almost anything that include weight, length, temperarture or even currency (!!)

cheers,

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on January 15, 2010, 05:19 PM:

787.4 feet

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on January 15, 2010, 05:19 PM:

These are incredible looking projectors, perhaps the most beautiful looking S8 sound projector, but I think our resident French S8 expert does not have a very high opinion of them. Correct me if I am wrong Jean Marc......

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on January 15, 2010, 06:47 PM:

It will be interesting to hear Jean Marc's comments about these machines but I do know they have non standard sound heads. The head width is narrower than that on most other machines which gives rise to lower sound output on commercial films resulting in a low signal to noise ratio. This means that the vol control has to be quite high with the result that noise from the electronics such as hum and hiss etc can be quite audible.

Quirky would be my other description.

Kev.

Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on January 15, 2010, 07:27 PM:

i have what i think is the slightly bettter version of this the Stereo 42, but I keep it more as a show piece because the film path is a little sketchy and can scratch....PLUS it weighs an absolute TON!

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 16, 2010, 02:58 AM:

Any chance of a straight answer boys and girls??? [Wink]

In FOOTage, whats the reel capacity?

Posted by Mark Mander (Member # 340) on January 16, 2010, 04:15 AM:

Hi Michael,
I think they accept 800ft spools...Mark.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 16, 2010, 05:57 AM:

Excellent. Thanks Mark. [Smile]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on January 16, 2010, 09:09 AM:

You want a straight answer...I wouldnt give one of these house room as they are horrible. They scratch, they have non std soundheads, quirky to use and can run very noisy.

Kev.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 16, 2010, 12:54 PM:

Thank you, Kev. That's good enough for me.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on January 17, 2010, 03:04 PM:

I have one and it's a beauty to display, but I will never run any print that I care about through that machine!

Doug

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on January 17, 2010, 04:46 PM:

Thanks you too, Doug?

I won't be troubling Ebay with my bidding!

[Smile]

Posted by John W. Black (Member # 1082) on January 21, 2010, 02:51 AM:

Makes a great display,but don't plug it in!!!!!!

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on January 21, 2010, 03:16 AM:

Sorry, catching up...

I'll back what Dino et Kev said: film path is a nightmare on all Heurtier machines, even the most recent versions. Machines are noisy, heavy and scratch films. Unless you want a nice conversation piece, collect any single projector available or want something to block your door for highly windy days, avoid Heurtier, except maybe the old Troika if it's permanently set for 9.5.

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