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Topic: Elmo ST 180E motor died

Larry Thompson
Junior
Posts: 1
From: Saint Peters, MO, USA
Registered: Apr 2010

posted October 13, 2017 04:53 PM

Can this motor be rebuilt? I have two machines with totally dead motors.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 13, 2017 06:16 PM

Hi Larry,

Have you measured the voltages that power the motors?

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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014

posted October 13, 2017 11:30 PM

Hi Larry,
I think to have 2 machines with bad motors is rare, if not even one. I haven't heard of anyone with a bad motor as of yet here, so I agree that some test are necessary!
These japanese made elmos are made for longevity. I hope we can get you up and running.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted October 14, 2017 09:49 AM

I can't help with an Elmo diagnosis, but I did have trouble with a Chinon 7500 where its motor would not run.
The trouble was traced to two faulty capacitors which were blowing the motor's fuse.
Does the Elmo ST 180E have a motor fuse?

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Maurice

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted October 14, 2017 12:26 PM

I'm going to chime in here as the 4th opinion in agreement with Steve, Matt, and Maurice. In the dozens of projectors I've worked on... the ones where the motors didn't run were all related to bad components. That's not to say motors can't go bad...it's just not common.

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Janice

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