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Topic: Montgomery Ward 830 SOUND PROJECTOR

Ken Segal
Junior
Posts: 5
From: Grass Valley, CA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted November 04, 2016 05:30 PM

Just purchased one in a thrift store. Very clean, but runs slow. I opened it up and it has metal spring belts running the arms and one thick rubber belt on the motor that looks fine.
I see no speed adjustment screw. I know companies like Montgomery Ward put their band on other companies work. This one looks kind of like a Chinon, but I can't tell. So, is there a way to tell what a Montgomery Ward 830 really is so I can order a new belt and possibly learn if I can adjust the speed?
Thanks,
Ken

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 06, 2016 03:11 PM

Ken
I believe it is a Chinon Sound 8000. There should be a slide switch for 18/24 speeds situated at lower right.
If the speeds are not correct, there will probably be adjustment pots inside.
Perhaps someone in the know can verify my comments.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted November 06, 2016 03:20 PM

If it is a re badged Chinon 8000 it is an electronically controlled D.C. drive chain on this projector, so unless there nothing obviously wrong with the mechanism, i.e. sloppy drive belt etc, as Maurice says it will need electronically adjusting on the potentiometer.

Are both speeds running slow or just one?

From your description of the symptoms you are witnessing, it isn't absolutely clear whether you mean the projector speed is slow while actually running a film to view it, or whether you are referring to rewinding facilities etc.

If you clarify Ken, it will become easier to pin point exactly where you need to be concentrating your efforts to resolve the issue.

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