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Posted by Andrew Long (Member # 2134) on April 08, 2014, 12:21 PM:

Hi,

Just bought a Pathescope Ace on ebay to replace my falling apart one. The new one has an electric motor with it.
I was going to bring it to a local Electrical service company, who deal with larger items normally, or should I find a specialist?

If so, does anyone know any in Essex that could the motor a once over and ensure it is not going to catch fire!!

Thanks

Posted by Terry Sills (Member # 3309) on April 09, 2014, 12:19 PM:

Hi Andrew
Any competent electrician worth his salt will be able to test it for safety. I use a local independent TV repair shop and I would imagine you must have similar in your area. I have to say that the Ace does not have a good reputation for being 'kind to film' so be careful if you have precious films that you would not want damaged.

Posted by Andrew Long (Member # 2134) on April 10, 2014, 12:41 AM:

Thanks for the reply Terry. Any tips for using the Ace to ensure I am not left with a pile of damaged film?

Thanks

Posted by Terry Sills (Member # 3309) on April 10, 2014, 02:49 PM:

Hello Andrew
All you can do is watch it carefully when you use it and stop it as soon as you see that the film is not passing through the gate properly or the picture image starts 'jumping'. There are many better projectors to use - Bolex Paillard, Specto, Pathe 200B to mention a few and they are far better machines to play old 9.5 film on. Just take great care and don't be afraid to stop the projector and re-lace the film if you think there is a problem.

Posted by Andrew Long (Member # 2134) on April 11, 2014, 12:35 PM:

Thanks for the advice Terry. I will watch it carefully.

Andy

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on April 11, 2014, 06:07 PM:

Andy,
That edge of the hinged break arm above the projector gate is a real film scratcher on the ACE. The usual advice is to cover the curved part of that arm, where it can contact the film, with a piece of heat shrunk plastic tubing.
The Ace was in production for over 30 years, incredible that Pathescope never corrected this obvious design defect.

Posted by Andrew Long (Member # 2134) on April 12, 2014, 02:50 AM:

Paul,

Thats a really good idea. I will do that before using it.

Thanks

Andy

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