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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 26, 2016 10:12 AM

Hi all, my new arrival GS1200 has the serial number 821824, could anyone tell me the approx manufacturing year and version? Thanks!

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted May 26, 2016 10:29 AM

Stuart
I may be wrong with my comments, but, it is generally considered that the Elmo GS-1200 was manufactured between 1978 and 1986.
Serial numbers started at 820001 and up to 832151.
#831250 is 1985.
Therefore, your projector is a series I from 1978 or 1979.

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted May 26, 2016 10:48 AM

Hi Stuart I`m not sure on the numbers but I think version 1 and 2 have dots on the volume controls and the version 3 a little line.

Also in the version 3 the loop goes back under the gate, and 1 and 2 it goes forward. I think !!!

You maybe know all of this anyway.

Have fun.

Best Mark.

PS sorry I was a bit late with that, the internet is on and off !!!

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
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posted May 26, 2016 12:24 PM

Thanks guys!

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Mark Todd
Film God

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posted May 26, 2016 01:48 PM

Happy Faddlings Stuart.

Best Mark.

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
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posted May 26, 2016 02:29 PM

Faddlings! Is that a cross between fannying and fiddling? Love it!

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
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posted May 26, 2016 04:11 PM

I think it well might be, and all us cine nuts do it.

Best Mark.

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 27, 2016 03:10 PM

Here is what they are talking about is this true with the ST1200HD's? I too will be the proud owner of one of these machines soon. [Smile]

version with the dot

Version with the slit

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 01, 2016 11:15 AM

Is there any physical differences good/bad with version 1-2-3?

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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John Hunter
Junior
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From: Gretna, Scotland
Registered: Jun 2015

posted June 13, 2016 10:09 AM

Maurice. I was interested in your replies about serial numbers on the GS1200 machines. My GS has the slits on the knobs, and the serial number 832458. So it seems to be a [3], and about 1986 in the making. I did not have it long before they stopped been advertised, and to date still runs like new. Great machine, but I often wondered what year it was made.
John

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