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Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on September 18, 2013, 07:20 AM:

Are the Bell and Howells 2585 good reliable machines. Easy to repair,Good on film and don't shred film

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on September 18, 2013, 09:08 AM:

Now you're talking. A good later projector. But make sure the worm is OK.

Posted by James Peterson (Member # 3793) on September 18, 2013, 03:30 PM:

Yeah, that model is from the late 80's and runs very well and smoooooothly.

But, like Maurice said, watch that worm gear!! I have a 1552b from 1975 that I loved since I got it in 1987, but the worm gear cracked in two (like a womans braclet)when I went to try it out a couple of weeks ago (I think I went wrong by letting it sit in storage for 8-9 years)--now the motor runs and nothing else happens [Frown]

. Now I'm just keeping it for parts.

Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on September 18, 2013, 04:21 PM:

Can I use the Eiki sl o lens in a bell and howell 2500 model?

Posted by James Peterson (Member # 3793) on September 18, 2013, 05:13 PM:

I don't think so, but I'll check when I get home late tonight. To even use the B/H Filmavara attachment on my Eiki, I had to get an ring adaptor. There is a guide that lists lens size differences but it won't let me link.

Google: lens sizes for 16mm projectors
Click on Projector Lens 16mm

Posted by James Peterson (Member # 3793) on September 19, 2013, 05:22 AM:

I checked and the Bell & Howell lens thread diameter of my 1552B is a lot larger than my Eiki SSL-0. I'm not aware of any adaptor--but there could be... Bell had a big lens like the Singer/Telex 2200

Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on September 19, 2013, 08:58 PM:

What's the difference between the 2585 and 2592 models?

Is the slotload models better than the autoload models?

Posted by James Peterson (Member # 3793) on September 19, 2013, 11:45 PM:

Hi,

The 2592 is more of a full featured TOTL model. It has separate bass and treble controls. It has still picture and B&H's Directamotion that let's you exam each frame. I can't remember if the 2592 ran at silent speed--but the 2585 I had did not.

Everyone has their opinions about slot, auto and manual load. Slot is the easiest system to remove a partially watched film. Slot can, gulp, fast rewind through the gate but usually can't reverse project. I'm becoming a huge fan of manual loaders, but I suspect showing a 2 or 3 reeler with one projector would be a little irritating because I am a little slow at threading. I had no issues w my autoloader until the worm gear busted-- it was neat watching it load.. Removing a partially watched film from an autoloader scares me to death because I seem to get stuck in certain places. My Eiki slot load snapped one of my films in two one when I first started the machine in forward mode--to this day I'm not sure why.

Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on September 26, 2013, 08:45 PM:

A while back I had a couple of Bell Howell 500 series and they shredded film. Never figure out why.

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