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Brad Kimball
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
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posted May 07, 2013 08:56 PM

Do the EIKI models have the same crappy worm gears that the Bell & Howells (or as a friend of mine calls them "Smell & Bowells") have? I've heard some nice things about the EIKIs, but I thought I read somewhere that B&H actually made some of the earlier models.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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posted May 08, 2013 09:53 AM

No.
The Eiki/Elf projectors have different type worm gears and will not give any trouble as do the worms used in the later Bell & Howell projectors.

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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

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posted May 10, 2013 01:52 PM

I'm surprised, Brad, at the negative comment of your friend on Bell and Howell. Oddly, in my experience these type of comments have been refered to Elfs. I've owned several B&H projectors going back to the wooden case types and found them to be extremely reliable. Having said that I havent experienced a problem with the worms on the later models. My present one, a TQ111 runs quietly and will manage all conditions of film, including missing sprocket holes without any trouble.
I suppose, though, after my rant, we can only go by experience.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted May 10, 2013 03:03 PM

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I thought I read somewhere that B & H actually made some of the earlier models

Brad is a little "back to front" here; it was Eiki/Elf who made the last badged models of Bell & Howell projectors.

These were models 3575, 3580, 3585, 3592 & 3885.

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Brad Kimball
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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
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posted May 10, 2013 11:22 PM

Thanks, Maurice for clearing that up for me. I knew it was something like that.

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