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James Peterson
Film Handler

Posts: 64
From: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2013

posted August 27, 2016 01:08 PM

Hi All
My back up machine is an EIKI SSL. It makes a couple of irritating noises:
The front arm clutch (not sure if that is what it's called) makes a scraping noise
And there is a mystery rattle on the other side.
Any Eiki owners experienced these noises? How do I fix? Picture and sound are perfect

I shot a quick video of the noises:
https://youtu.be/XN0Bk8dqeH0

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James "Pete" Peterson II

Far too many machines--I'm sick

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted September 04, 2016 10:05 PM

Have you tried lubricating that clutch. I notice in the video there is a mark on the wheel and when it is turning it coincides with the noise.

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James Peterson
Film Handler

Posts: 64
From: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2013

posted September 05, 2016 08:47 AM

Hi Pasquale,

I have not tried that yet-thanks! I will do that today and see if that fixes it.

Thanks again!

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Barry Fritz
Phenomenal Film Handler

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

posted September 05, 2016 09:15 AM

Read this.
http://16mmfilmtalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=34019&highlight=eiki

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James Peterson
Film Handler

Posts: 64
From: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2013

posted September 05, 2016 09:31 AM

Wow! That thread was perfect! I fixed the squeaky noise in the front arm clutch. It wasn't too hard to disassemble; just took a few pictures and aligned the notch on the shaft.

Hopefully a good cleaning will remove the slight noises in elsewhere

Working on the sound damper tensioner now! It moves in really slow like a turntable tonearm--it should snap.

Thank you to all for responding!

[ September 05, 2016, 10:39 AM: Message edited by: James Peterson ]

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