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Topic: Bell and Howell 10MS Projector issue - please help
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Greg Peterson
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From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Jul 2014
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posted July 17, 2014 10:46 PM
I just purchased a Bell & Howell 10MS projector off eBay. It's not fully working, but I want to see if I can fix it before simply returning it. Everything seems to be working except the long spring belt at the top that turns the two spool knobs for the take-up and source reels. The problem seems to be with possibly a broken pulley on the source spool, but I'm not entirely positive that both "discs" are two sides of a pulley that should be connected. One "disc" turns fine, and the other doesn't. I can't take the mechanism apart, as there is a Phillips screw holding everything together (all the way to the arm for the source reel) that I can't get off - it might not be meant to be removed.
I've posted a video of what I've found here: http://youtu.be/LXrxFdsttjM
Any help would be appreciated!!!
P.S. All I'm trying to do is transfer old home movies from Super8 to DVD, and I need a variable speed projector. I have another B&H 456a projector (fixed speed at 18fps), but my camera records at 20fps. If anyone knows of a way to get around this issue, please let me know....other than replacing the motor to speed it up to 20fps. 10MS Projector issue
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Greg Peterson
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From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Jul 2014
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posted July 21, 2014 03:03 PM
Thanks, Janice, I actually had started that exact procedure, but the more pressure I put, I worried about cracking the gear. The eBay seller has agreed to refund my $$$ without having me return the item, so I'll not worry about breaking it now....just keep putting more torque on it.
I have a Chinon 2500GL coming, so if I break the 10ms, I'll try with the new one (they swear everything has been fully tested).
Thanks, everyone!
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Greg Peterson
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From: Atlanta, GA, USA
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posted July 21, 2014 05:21 PM
Thanks, everyone. I finally did get the screw off. I had already tried all the suggestions here and finally just applied some brute force by really grabbing that plastic pulley on the supply arm. The torque finally broke and I got the screw out. It looked like a little bit of rust and what looks like old dried superglue in the screw threads....did someone superglue this screw in there??? That would explain why it was so tough to get out. I did booger the pulley on the supply arm something fierce, but there's enough "pulley wall" left to keep the spring belt on to turn the roller. I did superglue the pulley back together, left it for a couple of hours, and VOILA! Everything works like a charm. This is definitely one of the cheaper B&H models, but things work great. The pulley did break again after a few test runs, but I'll leave it overnight to cure this time. Jon Addams, if it still keeps breaking, I'll contact you to purchase a replacement.
Thanks again everyone! This one was a lot tougher than all the different fixes I applied to the B&H 456a, probably all due to a little rust and a little 40-year old superglue in screw threads.
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