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Topic: So new to this I haven't been born - simple question
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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted August 22, 2015 04:14 PM
Hi Marcy, This sounds like me when i first came to this site. Our family had an old sears Bell and Howell projector and I wanted to watch the old home movies. Problem is the bulbs only have so much life, so even if you can get your unit to work, I would be anticipating a new bulb very soon, and they can go for $75+ each the old ones.
After you run the film through and it is on the take-up reel, you need to put the film across the top and onto the first reel, bypassing the machine totally, and then reverse to rewind the film. It doesn't rewind going back through the machine! I had forgotten this as well as it had been YEARS....
I got my old machine working, but then upgraded to a better projector(in my case an Elmo St180) because i wanted to play some sound movies i had discovered as well....plus the bulbs are way cheaper and last longer.... btw- these old machines can be retrofitted with a newer bulb system that lasts longer...or you can do it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFK4-ztroiM Have fun! Matt
-------------------- -- Cheers, Matt 📽
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