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Topic: bolex paillard 18-5 electrical question
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Steev Hise
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Posts: 2
From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: Sep 2013
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posted September 27, 2013 08:33 AM
Hi, I have a Bolex Paillard 18-5 8mm projector that I recently broke, but I'm not sure what happened and I'm hoping someone here might have some insight. The power socket on the back was loose because, I deduced later, the screws holding it in had been loosening, and when I pulled the cord out, the whole thing came out. This might have been a minor thing except that stupidly, I had not unplugged the other end of the cord from the wall socket, and there was a spark. After that, the projector didn't run. I at first suspected it was the fuse, but after replacing it, still nothing, so I fear that some other component blew out during the electrical arc. maybe the power transformer or something. One mystery though, is that when I look at the socket, there are 2 terminals, and one terminal has wires soldered to it, but the other has nothing connected, just a glob of solder. I don't see any dangling extra wire anywhere, so my guess has been that when the socket is in place the terminal is intended to make contact with the metal body of the projector, which is the common ground, and complete the circuit that way. But, I don't know that for sure and maybe there's supposed to be some other wire that connects that somehow fell back inside and i don't see it. Does anybody here know? Does anyone have a schematic? Any advice on what else I can try or what part most likely blew and whether it's realistically replaceable? Many thanks, Steev
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