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Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on November 22, 2014, 06:33 PM:

Has any one used this eastern block machne, they are chaep and cheerful, but maybe a little unrefined I think.

Best Mark.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on November 23, 2014, 09:03 AM:

Mark,
I hope you don't mind me replying as I haven't tried this make of projector. It seems to be from Hungary. There have been a number of Eastern Bloc manufacturers: Elew from Poland, Terta from Hungary and Meopta from Czechoslovakia. They all appear to have been solid and well-engineered but old-fashioned for the time they were made.

Posted by Josef Grassmann (Member # 378) on November 29, 2014, 03:35 PM:

It is a good projector for beginners and people how have a very small buget. Almost all parts are easy to dismantle, all belts are round rubber belts (available around the world for decades), modern design, not old fashioned, printed circuit bord, IC´s, transistors and Hybrid power-amp!! (Hybrid power amp still available, all other parts , too)
Very seldom defect in amplifier. They used rather high quality electronic parts.

Easy to repair and to do maintance for friends with limited experience in repair of film projectors.
But lot of sun shine generates lot of shadow.
Shortcomings:
Font lid/cover, rear cover, exciter lamp cover are made from very thin sheet metal. I guess o.7mm thick. During degreasing process on some parts - mainly front and rear cover and lens holder - (dried) drops of degreasing agents remaind on sheet metal when painting had been applied. Nowadays resulting in corrosion spots (up to 2" diameter) underneath painting. If you push with your finger on these spots, often you will penetrate covers.
3 of 10 projectors are affected, if stored under high humidity even more defects are visible. Further I should point out, that parts which had been glued by resins/epoxy tend to fall off, even on never used modules. But can be reglued again.
Therefore careful inspection of outer surface is highly recommended.
If I remember right, there is no reverse run/projection/rewind

It is equipped with widly used 24V 250W ELC bulb for bright picture.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on November 30, 2014, 03:50 AM:

Interesting information Josef. Almost the opposite of what I might have expected but I suppose it's a 1970s/80s design built down to a low price.

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