8mm Forum: ELMO SC-30

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Posted by Paul del Rosario (Member # 4780) on March 20, 2017, 06:21 AM:

Anyone have experience using this? I got one for free, the unit powers on, light turns on, but when I press play or reverse, there doesn't seem to be any spinning of gears or anything. Even when I feed it into the film feed, nothing is "biting."

Any info appreciated.

Posted by Mark L Barton (Member # 1512) on March 20, 2017, 06:29 AM:

Sounds like th edrive belt has perished. You need to take the side off and see if there is a belt from the motor to the drive shaft (that turns everything) If you have a belt in place it may have stretched, so missing or stretched it will need replacing. My Elmo SC18 powered up , light came on but no forward/reverse, autothead loading happened. Once open drive belt was perished, so replaced, easy.

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on March 20, 2017, 06:31 AM:

Hi Paul,
The first thing I would do is take the back off and see if the main drive belt is broken or become too loose to turn the wheels.
Keep us posted [Smile]

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