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Reginald Groff
Junior
Posts: 1
From: Portland, ME, USA
Registered: Feb 2016

posted March 16, 2017 10:47 PM

Sadly, my Elmo ST 180 M O projector is not powering up at all. I am going to open it up and find the fuse but prior to this, it began to flicker when transferring films. Any thoughts or suggestions? Is there a good repair shop I could send it to if needed? I am also looking to buy a reliable 8mm projector for transfers. ideally another Elmo. Thank you!

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 17, 2017 12:36 AM

Reginald,

If you are transferring film using a camera pointed to the screen (not frame by frame method) the flickers must be caused by the camera speed which is higher then your 8mm speed/projector.

For you to know, some films were shot at 18 fps and other 24 fps. I don't know what is your films. But since you were in the USA, your camera must be on NTSC systems which has 29.97 fps.

So that the flicker comes from 29.97 fps trying to get picture that is projected at 24 fps.

The solustion is to find today's modern camera which can now be set at 24 fps. Try to get that one. I heard even an Iphone camera can do 24 fps.

But if your film is 18 fps, you still get flickers, unless the camera can be set to 18 fps which I am not sure.

cheers,

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Winbert

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted March 17, 2017 02:15 AM

Reginald, when you say "it began to flicker", do you mean that there were no flickering before ?

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 17, 2017 03:04 AM

No Dom, according to my knowledge (I am not an english speaker), the projector run well on screening but it began to flicker during transfer.

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

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

posted March 17, 2017 10:19 AM

Reginald, Leon Norris is in your neck of the woods in Norristown PA. He is an Elmo repair tech if you want his number pm me for his number he charges by the hour so if it's and easy fix it won't break your account.

[ March 17, 2017, 01:12 PM: Message edited by: Jim Schrader ]

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