8mm Forum: GS 1200 Xenon manuals

This is topic GS 1200 Xenon manuals in forum 8mm Forum at 8mm Forum.

To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001108

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on April 02, 2005, 04:04 PM:

Just wondered if anyone has got the supplimental documents to the service manual for the GS1200 Xenon.
As far as I know Elmo didnt produce a manual specific to the xenon but additions to the manual for the std GS. There are a number of differances between the models so this info would be useful. While I am asking I'm also interested in the suppliments for the GS1200 Pcom. Scans of the pages is all I would want or I could copy them covering all postage costs.
Many thanks, Kev.

Posted by Colin Preston (Member # 68) on April 02, 2005, 04:35 PM:

Hi Kev.
I have my scanned copy of the Xenon instruction book. Would that be any good to you. If it is I will e-mail it to you

Col

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on April 02, 2005, 05:29 PM:

Send scans over and I will convert it to pdf and host the download for everyone.

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on April 02, 2005, 08:32 PM:

Anyone have a service manual for a GS-1200? If so, maybe Brad could make it accessible for everyone. [Smile]

Posted by Ronnie Coeuhant (Member # 143) on April 03, 2005, 04:54 AM:

GS-1200 Service Manual is available here for years:

GS-1200 Service Manual

It is a 22 Mb download.

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on April 04, 2005, 02:54 PM:

I just downloaded the manual. I never even knew it existed! All I can say is....wow. That looks very scary to take that apart.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on April 04, 2005, 03:38 PM:

Yes Alan it is a little scary when you look at the manual. About a year ago I took the bull by the horns and stripped out the main mechanism to install a 2 bladed shutter. It took me all day [Eek!]

, but Kevin later emailed me and said he had done this job in an hour and a half! [Roll Eyes]

There are many areas of the GS1200 that I have just been too afraid to mess with, such as the claw and cam, and the optical sound head. The GS1200 is a very complex beast, and can be easily messed up if your not very careful. Sometimes I look inside it and marvel that it works at all!

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on April 04, 2005, 05:37 PM:

No its not that scary really. Yes when you look at the manual and see just whats involved it can be a put off. Like most jobs though, if you can understand how each part works and what it does then the job will be a whole lot easier.
As for taking the shutter assay out there are some short cuts I now have learned which means that you dont have to strip all the cogs etc out like Elmo suggest so it really can make the job so much quicker.
I would still like to see some of the additions to the std manual though if any one has them.

Kev.

UBB.classic^TM 6.3.1.2