8mm Forum: Eumig Mark s 710D faulty no sound *FIXED*

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Posted by Robert Blackie (Member # 6597) on September 11, 2018, 11:44 AM:

Yet ANOTHER ebay projector that did not mach the " working" description [Mad]

got a Eumig Mark-s-710D looks good, has all the gates n sprockets.. but.. does not play or rewind..i scuffed up the discs and it now plays, but not rewind.. i guess the motor mounts must be perished ? i can see one white triangular mount on the front of the motor but it looks ok..
if i "lift" the motor at the bottom it plays ok.. is there any adjustment available ?

also there is NO sound .. i played a super8 laurel and hardy film but i only hear a hum [Roll Eyes]

and yes i did switch between N and S to no avail.. bad capacitors maybe ?
any thoughts greatly appreciated , Rob [Smile]

ps silly question but does the take up spool arm have a removable super 8 attachment or is it just the front one ?

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on September 11, 2018, 12:19 PM:

The rear arm has only a Super 8 fitting.

The sound problem could be wear of the springs on the pressure pads to the heads I've had that with a 903.

Posted by Robert Blackie (Member # 6597) on September 11, 2018, 12:21 PM:

Hi Brain, thanks for that, i will have a look at those springs.. and understood on the reel size [Smile]

Posted by Will Trenfield (Member # 5321) on September 11, 2018, 02:40 PM:

I have a Mark S 712D with no sound as well. I can play the sound through an external amplifier though by connecting it to the DIN socket on the lower right of the front panel.

Posted by Robert Blackie (Member # 6597) on September 11, 2018, 03:40 PM:

hi will, i dont have a din plug to try it.. there does seem to be sound, just not the film track..i have tapped the sound head. but there is no sign of life [Frown]

Posted by David Guest (Member # 2791) on September 11, 2018, 05:20 PM:

hi Robert save your money and come to blackpool in novemeber to my northwest film fair and buy one from there where you can have a demo and see it running before money changes hands and there will be 100s of films as well I will be tsking at least 10 suoer 8 and standard 8 machines

Posted by Robert Blackie (Member # 6597) on September 12, 2018, 02:44 AM:

Hooray got it working [Big Grin]

i did the red record button clean fix and it worked..
i sprayed the contact switch on the mainboard, and triggered the record switch a few times.. et voila .. i have sound.. saw it outlined in an old post here
http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=008169

i also scratched up the discs some more and i now have play and reverse .. a good day.. for a change .. [Wink]

all i need now is a super8 take up spool..

[ September 13, 2018, 01:16 AM: Message edited by: Robert Blackie ]

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