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Mike Lewis
Junior
Posts: 2
From: Lancaster, OH, USA
Registered: Jul 2015

posted July 31, 2015 11:00 PM

New user wants to know what precautions to take when starting to use projector that hasn't been used in 40 years. No manual, but new bulb.

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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 845
From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted August 01, 2015 12:11 AM

Hi, I guess this isn't the right way to do it but I usually plug it in and see if the film wheels turn etc,then if not I look and check belts etc.
Or before plugging it in use the inching knob and see if the film reels turn etc. Or take the back off and see if the cogs look greased and the belts/chains are ok.

Trial and error works for me but I did seize a 16mm projector (very old model)motor once! [Smile]

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Cheers from me in New Zealand :-)

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

Posts: 4486
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted August 01, 2015 02:46 AM

I do as Clinton : I plug the projector in (without film) and see what happens. If it turns without any suspicious noise and seems to go at the right speed it is encouraging. So I clean the gate with alcool and a cotton bud (Q tip), then I use an air spray to remove the dust. When everything seems ok I try with a film. When the projector is very old (if it is a model that needs to be lub by the owner) I put a drop or two of (sewing machine) oïl where I can see red dods. For obvious reasons I take caution about electricity with these old machines and I don't directly touch the metallic knobs the first times as you never know. What I don't do (and which is a mistake) is having spare belts (I have bulbs however). If you have only one projector it may be a good idea to have spare belts (and at least one bulb).

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