posted June 01, 2010 03:17 PM
I have a nice Bauer P7 but it has a problem with the feeding reel friction. It is too loose so the film "falls off" the reel. I opened it up but I can't seem to adjust the friction. Anyone has any advise on this?
posted June 07, 2010 12:02 PM
There is no direct adjustment provided. Start to solve the problem as following: + Remove reel-axle, (take care for small, thin washers) + Clean needle bearing with solvent and dry + check that needles and cage run smoothly, otherwise clean again, + grease needle bearing with high viscosity grease (Grade 3) + reassemble axle, washers and c-clip
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From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006
posted June 08, 2010 01:59 AM
Hi,
http://www.olafs-16mm-kino.de/bauer.htm offers a lot of free "Reparaturanleitungen" (Service manuals) as PDF... not sure whether they're in German or multi-lingual (German/French/English)...
posted June 10, 2010 10:03 AM
Thank you for your help. I fixed the problem eventually by removing the rewind belt altogether, so the projector cannot rewind but the feeding friction is fine now. Maybe not the most elegant solution, but I have a usable P7 again. That site with the manuals is a great resource btw. Josef, would you know where I can get the Bauer grease for the grease tanks of my Bauers?
posted August 30, 2010 12:20 PM
the bronze cylinder get blocked after a few refilling and has to be replaced. Often wick strip from grease tank to cam is damaged or blocked as well and needs replacement. And quite often black soft cover of grease tank falls apart in pieces. Buying the white grease, only will not solve the problem. Further treatments are required. If you send us grease tank together with leaf spring an wick as one unit you get a complete replacement unit back ready for installation. It contains freshly filled white BAUER-grease ( no old stored goods)
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From: Tilburg, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2015
posted March 08, 2017 04:00 AM
We encounter in many Bauer P6,P7 and P8 projectors problems with the friction. In many cases the cause was this broken part:
Therefore we have started the production of this part and it is now ready!