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Eric Baucher
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 143
From: MD
Registered: Apr 2007

posted November 10, 2007 03:23 PM

wouldnt putting a extended arm for larger reels put undue strain on the motor which was only designed h to hold 1200ft reels? Ist it a bad idea to modify rollers guides? why didnt Elmo offer a two bladed shutter as an option? Do GS 1200s have that split glass everyone takes out, and what purpose was it supposed to serve in the first place?

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Trevor Adams
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 763
From: Auckland,New Zealand
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 10, 2007 03:40 PM

Isn't the glass split so it can accomodate the effect of heat Eric?

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Trevor

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Josef Grassmann
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 190
From: Hennef-Sieg, Germany
Registered: Apr 2005

posted November 12, 2007 09:36 AM

If the glass would be made from one piece, then it might be happen that the heat will split it into much more than 2 pieces during projection. Or the glass has to be very thin, but then mechanically sensitive, fragile.

The extension arms on GS1200 are in a fixed position, screwed on.
So is almost impossible to ship it by parcel. Owners carried it by car to the repair men.
The extension arms version worked for quite a while.
The mean problems arised with four broken gears (similar to the standard version). (Re)winding motors worked rather well.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 12, 2007 10:17 AM

No the GS doesnt have that split heat glass. It gets better cooling that the ST1200 from the dedicated cooling fan.

Kev.

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GS1200 Xenon with Elmo 1.0...great combo along with a 16-CL Xenon for that super bright white light.

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted November 14, 2007 10:00 PM

Well, someone bought it "Buy-It-Now" for $1,495.

Looking forward to seeing what happens when those huge reels go up for sale... anyone know (beyond the obvious Goldbergs) where those came from... clear 3000' 17-inch in super 8! The 750m ones come from the UK, yes?

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