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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted October 21, 2004 11:55 AM

This was a product availible some time ago. I myself have always removed this particular leader off second hand films i purcahsed. A green coloured leader that claimed to clean the film path and heads. I always thought the projection man,(or woman)should do that befpre and after every film show, and in between if needed. However my question is what do you think of this product, did you consider it a litte too corse for the heads. I would have imagined Eumig heads in particular would have been a little vulnerable if this was overy used.

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted October 21, 2004 12:55 PM

It seems generally considered unwise to use it regularly, but I wish I had more than the 3-4 feet I've got somewhere. It's so hard to clean out the film path on some Eumigs that I expect it's better to use a length of Protect-A-Print once a year or so, rather than doing nothing and hoping for the best.
Adrian

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Steven Sigel
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 21, 2004 01:41 PM

Once a year???

Yikes! I usually clean my projector's film path after every reel... (or at worst, after every feature)..

The best thing is to use something like Ecco 1500 (or just denatured alcohol) ...

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted October 21, 2004 02:15 PM

I know what Adrian's saying because some Eumigs the heads are not accssesable for cleaning. Thats where the Elmo's some into there own, one of the easiest machines around to keep clean through the entire film path.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 21, 2004 06:26 PM

Hi Tom,
Yes the Eumig sound heads on the 700 and 800 series projectors are almost impossible to clean properly without having to dissassemble the sound head. However, on the 900 series, Eumig designed the sound head assembly so that the pressure pad assembly can be dropped out , giving total access to the magnetic heads. So the Eumig 900's are no harder to keep clean than the Elmo's.
I totally agree with Steven about cleaning the film path after every reel( or at least after every feature). If you want to keep your films scratch free and dust free, then this little chore is essential.

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 21, 2004 07:58 PM

Hi Tom, and All...I started a thread on protect-a-print leader awhile back; I guess it was on the old forum that was lost. The users agreed it was good stuff...nothing negative as I remember.

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted October 26, 2004 05:59 AM

Hi Joe whats your film status at the moment then???
Best Mark.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 26, 2004 04:05 PM

I remember the thread from before Joe and I seem to remember saying that I thought this leader was too course and could promote head wear on machines using softer head materials such as some of the Eumigs. I would steer clear of it especially with the lack of spares for most machines.

Kev.

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