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Bill Shenette
Film Handler

Posts: 85
From: Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2014

posted December 30, 2014 07:51 AM

I have a Bell & Howell 16 MM Projector Model 535.
I purchased it at a church fair for $10. got it home it ran for a while
then a few days later whent to try it again I got nothing.
[Confused]

no power.
See my mistake Below a forum member sent me this It really help me find where I goofed.
Now all i need is the drive belt.
Sincerely Bill Shenette

Member note to me so I can post it here
Thank you.

Here was My troubles
a forum member sent me this Important notice:

All of the 500 series projectors with tube amplifiers have a hidden power safety interlock/cutoff switch inside. The rear cover has a particular screw hole that takes the longest screw (I think it was either a 3/4" long or 5/8" long one) screwed in all the way in that hole to trip that hidden power switch. It turns on the power to the entire machine. When people take off the rear cover or the screw isn't turned all the way in, the power is shut off to the projector. It was a legal requirement by Underwriter's Laboratories at the time. Bell & Howell had to include that switch in order to be UL listed.

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[ February 06, 2015, 07:45 AM: Message edited by: Bill Shenette ]

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 30, 2014 08:30 AM

here is a link for this model http://www.acofs.org.au/part_4_files/Bell%20&%20Howell/User-535.PDF
also it looks like there might be a red reset button on on the back above the speaker jack try this.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41002268@N03/7926264314/in/photostream/

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Bill Shenette
Film Handler

Posts: 85
From: Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2014

posted December 30, 2014 12:09 PM

THanks Jim Ill look into it. Thank You for the link and the file.
I am sorry I forgot to mention I got the manual with it
Happy New Year

sincerely Bill

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted January 02, 2015 10:58 AM

I have a Bell & Howell 535.
The instruction book says: "There is no fuse in the Filmosound. The amplifier circuit is protected with a resistor that will burn out only in case of component failure. This resistor will protect the amplifier from fire, etc., if the resistor burns out, this an indication that the amplifier should be checked thoroughly."
There is no particular comment about general loss of power.

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Bill Shenette
Film Handler

Posts: 85
From: Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2014

posted January 23, 2015 08:15 PM

THank You Maurice Ill look into it.
Also the cap cans need to be replaced because their old and there is tubes in this unit I may have a bad tube.
What your saying is True I do beleive this in every way.
Ill have to take the board off and replace all the capictors and chaeck all the tubes.
Tmrrows a snow day so maybe it will be an evening prokect.
Now Only if I can loate a schamitic for this Gem
Thanks for all the help
sincerely Bill
in USA

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Barry Fritz
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1061
From: Burnsville, MN, USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted January 25, 2015 04:18 PM

I am not familiar with that model projector, but with many others, I have found that the failure of caps and/or tubes in the amp would not cause the projector motor and other non-amplifier components to not work.

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Bill Shenette
Film Handler

Posts: 85
From: Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2014

posted February 02, 2015 08:55 PM

Hello Gentlemen,
I recently found out like my Old Tube radios the Capictor have to be replaced. I am hopefull with out to much diffculty going to be repaing the electronics if I can not ill have it worked on by a pro.
Pictures rezized below.
Thank you and Ill keep all of you in formed
Sincerely
Bill Shenette

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Bill Shenette
Film Handler

Posts: 85
From: Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2014

posted February 06, 2015 07:40 AM

Here was My troubles
Thanks guys for all thye help
all I need now is the drive belt working on purchaseing one
Sincerely Bill

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