8mm Forum: Bolex Paillard G3 (9.5mm issue)

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Posted by Goncalo Cardoso (Member # 5821) on March 10, 2017, 11:29 AM:

Hi, i've bought a Bolex paillard G3 to digitize old 9.5mm films, the projector is in pristine condition, very good, i think it was used very few times.
But i'm having problems playing the 9,5mm films, because the projector is always putting the claw hole in the center of the image! I've tried all the solutions in the manual, and that i've know, and it still has the hole in the image.
The frame correction only slides the hole more up, or down, but it keeps the hole inte image, has anyone had this kind of problems? has anyone knows how to Solve it?
The image look like in these photos on my links:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wPsL99iiNI86RBzcAUYeSjF5bKHVqDcNdw/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_q2rp1VmNpOSE3YPdpROq7p7jEurbTgQrw/view?usp=sharing

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on March 11, 2017, 02:56 AM:

Are you aware that there is a gear-change to alter the claw throw which is operated by a push-in knob?

Posted by Goncalo Cardoso (Member # 5821) on March 11, 2017, 03:04 AM:

Yes, i've mounted all the pieces of the 9.5mm on the machine. And put push-in knob to 9.5/16mm but still the claw hole apears in the center of the image.
My guess is that there's a bad tune of the Claw, leaving the hole on the centre fo window instead of the picture. But i don't know how to fix the claw...

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on March 11, 2017, 04:11 AM:

See if the 9.5mm gate has been correctly inserted. If it has, it is possible that the claw is damaged in some way.
Have you any 16mm or standard 8mm film which you could try to run successfully?

Posted by Goncalo Cardoso (Member # 5821) on March 11, 2017, 05:01 AM:

Yes, I have 8mm films... i could try the 8mm gauges.
The projector when i unpacked was prepared for 16mm, but i don't have any 16mm films... only 8, super8 and 9.5mm...

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