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Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on November 25, 2009, 05:02 PM:

Well if I dont go down the elmo path Im lookng at this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290372877117&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching
Any views

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on November 25, 2009, 07:03 PM:

At least that model has sprockets. The earlier 900 series had NONE.

"Sprockets -- we don't need no stinkin' sprockets!"

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on November 26, 2009, 07:33 AM:

Just looking at this model EUMIG STEREO S926GL, its in great shape and is local to me. Its the same model as the lemon I bought a while back so at least Ill have spares for it if need be [Wink]

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on November 26, 2009, 07:11 PM:

I think that's one of the ones without sprockets.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on November 26, 2009, 08:24 PM:

Hi Tony,

Can you explain what is a projector with and without sprockets.

It does sound new to me.

thanks

Posted by Maurizio Di Cintio (Member # 144) on November 27, 2009, 08:57 AM:

Hi! Sprockets are toothed drums which help the film to unwind/wind from and onto the reels, so that the strain put on it by the claw is relatively negligible.

Some projectors have only one sprocket, at the exit of the mechanism, but lack the take-up one right behind the insertion slot of the film. This is the case of all Eumig's 900 series up to model 932. MOdel 926 falls into the only-one sprocket category.

Now if the machine is in good working order and IF you don't expect/demand of it to work with brim full (metal) 600' reels, (but limit to 400') there is no need to fear you'll be disappointed by this model: I own two of them and they perform flawlessly everytime I use them. The stereo sound section is the same as the 938's and the quality is stunning. The shutter cam is made of steel and is more durable than models 938 and 940's cam (made of teflon). In short if it weren't for the sound heads, I could vouch for it almost without reservations, the greatest drawbacks of this machines being "soft" permalloy heads (but not softer than Bauer's), an inconsistent lens (sometimes very sharp but a little more often a little too soft) and the fact it has a 100W only bulb.

As for the lens you can always upgrade to a Eumig Suprogon 1.2, alkmost as good as a Schneider...

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on November 27, 2009, 03:40 PM:

Maurizio,

Regarding sprockets -- couldn't have said it better myself!
I forgot that there was a rear sprocket -- I had a 907 that I sold several years ago like that. I hated it! Very noisy on some film. I think Paul Adsett solved this problem with a custom-made part that he added to a 926.

926

Regards

Posted by Maurizio Di Cintio (Member # 144) on November 29, 2009, 09:24 AM:

Hi, Tony, and thank you for the link - very interesting.
But... Why not adding an additional double path sprocket to that set of rollers? This way, the film being pulled out of the projector would move such a sprocjet which would, simoultaneously cause the film to advance from the feeding reel, thus relieving the claw from such a task.

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