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Topic: Agfa Movector 8 mm Help Needed !

Gabriel Gruia
Junior
Posts: 4
From: Bucharest Romania
Registered: Jan 2010

posted January 14, 2010 01:38 AM

Hello, everybody and I am happy to meet you.

I am in a great need for some help in refurbishing a vintage 8 mm. projector completely taken apar and, above that, with a lot of parts missing.
Make: AGFA
Tipe Movector 8
Year 1939 (I guess)

Untill now I got alomost everything except the connections scheme.
If there is anybody who can help me on that I would be gratefull.
The point is that there is a certain film with me age 3 (this was very long time ago...)the only motion picture was ever tooken on me and I want to roll-it and capture that on digital.

Many thanks in advance to all that they would think to help.

Gabriel

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Stewart John Boyle
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 170
From: Glasgow,Scotland
Registered: Oct 2009

posted January 14, 2010 02:14 AM

Welcome to the forum Gabriel,
Im sure one of the members will be able to help you out with a little bit more infromation.
As a thought there are plenty of Cine to DVD transfer companies that will be able to convet your home movie if the projector is un fixable.
Regards
STewart

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frank arnstein
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 534
From: Gold Coast. Australia
Registered: Jan 2005

posted January 14, 2010 05:51 AM

Hi Gabriel,

Do you have a picture of the Agfa?

I have an Agfa 8mm Movecta in my collection.
Here is a few pics of it. One is with the back off, so you can see some wiring.
Is yours similar?

dogtor

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Gabriel Gruia
Junior
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From: Bucharest Romania
Registered: Jan 2010

posted January 14, 2010 07:04 AM

Many thanks.

Nope, is not.
The one you just added the pictures, I think is Super 8.
Beside the switching between 110 Volts and 220 V is made through a trafo.
On the one I try to put toghether ther is a resistance that carries out the extra-voltage.

Is much older than that, completely black (kind of fancy according to my taste)

How can I add some pictures?
Is there any chance do add these directly to the forum?

P.S. In Romania ( You know...the small country in eastern Europe next to Black Sea, Dracula,...Nadia Comaneci)there is no company doing transfer from 8 mm motion film. I tryed even at a local documentary production company. They are only working on 16 mm.

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frank arnstein
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From: Gold Coast. Australia
Registered: Jan 2005

posted January 14, 2010 07:46 AM

Ok Gabriel,

If its not like the one I pictured, which is Standard 8, then is it anything like the one pictured below.??
Also an Agfa Movector but older & this 1 is 16mm.

dogtor

[ January 15, 2010, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: frank arnstein ]

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Gabriel Gruia
Junior
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From: Bucharest Romania
Registered: Jan 2010

posted January 15, 2010 02:01 AM

I am very glad that peoples are trying to help.

I had sent a picture to Frank. I just found it on web.
I am going to make some this weekend to show exactly were I am stucked with putting parts together.
[Confused]

Gabriel

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frank arnstein
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 534
From: Gold Coast. Australia
Registered: Jan 2005

posted January 15, 2010 02:42 AM

Hi Again Gabriel

Wow,
That is a very impressive Agfa machine you have sent me pics of.
I will post them here for the members to see.

I don't know that model at all, so I can't say more until you glve us some details of the parts that you need help with assembling.

Dogtor

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Gabriel Gruia
Junior
Posts: 4
From: Bucharest Romania
Registered: Jan 2010

posted January 15, 2010 02:59 AM

Thank you, Frank. Great help.

The pictures are the very close way that the projector should look like after refurbishing.

Shortly I'll be back with some pictures of mine.

Regards,

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