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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 18, 2008 07:43 PM

I have a B&H 2590 with a cracked worm drive. Can this worm drive be removed and replaced with a worrm drive from a 1500 series B&H?

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David Kilderry
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 963
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Feb 2006

posted September 18, 2008 10:19 PM

Dan, I think the dimensions are the same, but it would be best to use a known good new gear, the type that several dealers world-wide sell. The last thing you would want after taking the machine down to its heart and rebuilding it is for another crack to appear.

In fact it is such a pain of a job, another good used projector is generally a better bet - avoid green and buy charcoal bodied projectors.

David

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 18, 2008 11:34 PM

Thanks, David, that is wise advise. I have never replaced one and have been told it is a real pain. For years I have bought another used projector when the gears crack, but now I have accumulated a coral of machines with cracked gears( I didn't crack them all). Some came with film purchases and buy outs. Now it is time to start refurbishing some and keeping a few for parts.

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