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Simon McConway
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From: Doncaster, UK
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 - posted July 03, 2009 09:44 AM      Profile for Simon McConway     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
What's the answer to a slow running 807D? Been in it's box for years...just taken it out, but it's slow.

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Barry Johnson
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 - posted July 03, 2009 12:42 PM      Profile for Barry Johnson   Author's Homepage   Email Barry Johnson   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Switch it on,including lamp and run it for about an hour.That will cure it.

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Simon McConway
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 - posted July 03, 2009 01:22 PM      Profile for Simon McConway     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
After trying the machine with the lamp on, it seems to run fine in reverse. Runs at only 18 fps (maybe even less than this) in forward. Tried cleaning the drive discs slightly with lighter fluid. Any more ideas?

UPDATE; used some sandpaper on both discs and the machine now runs much, much better, but still can't get the 24fps quite fast enough! Will now give the discs one more go with the sandpaper and then clean with lighter fluid.

[ July 03, 2009, 03:37 PM: Message edited by: Simon McConway ]

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Maurizio Di Cintio
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 - posted July 03, 2009 04:01 PM      Profile for Maurizio Di Cintio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Also do some re-lube, especially the wormgears. Old grease tends to get sticky and make motion harder rather than easier.

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Simon McConway
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What lube is recommended please?

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John W. Black
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 - posted July 04, 2009 08:19 PM      Profile for John W. Black   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Check and see if the speed switch stays all the way up.

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Maurizio Di Cintio
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 - posted July 05, 2009 09:08 AM      Profile for Maurizio Di Cintio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Check out Wittner: Item #4052. The address is:
http://www.wittner-cinetec.de/katalog/03_verbr/c_reinig.php

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Brad Kimball
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Nice site, Wittner has. Too bad I don't speak Deutsch. They have some neat looking goodies.

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frank arnstein
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 - posted July 24, 2009 10:14 PM      Profile for frank arnstein   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi Simon
I would try applying graphite grease to the intermittant mechanism as it is the source of a lot of friction and will slow the projector down if not lubed thoroughly. Apply with a wooden skewer and carefully paint it onto the cam and claw peg groove.
That should restore your normal running speed if the drive plates are dry and the shutter shaft bushes are oiled with a drop of machine oil to them.
Let us know how it goes.....
dogtor pufferfish. [Smile]

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