Debrie D16

[Terry Sills]

Lovely condition, complete and with the very desirable ‘V’ gate, but somewhat ambitiously priced methinks
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334863781...Bk9SR5DFqrD_YQ

[Steve Lee]

That is absurd,
I turned one down a couple of years ago for 15€. Everyone that I have ever seen over the years has an oil leak, which results to oil getting into the windings on the motor. Actually you end up buying an effects projector, as well as projecting an image it comes with a built in smoke machine as well.

[Maurice Leakey]

£3,600, words fail me.

[Brian Fretwell]

The grey model was avaiable fromAW Young Photographic (Tottenham, Clapton & Brixton priced at "From £125" in the mid-late 1970's.

If it sells at the current price it would be what Athur Daley would have called "A nice little earner."

[Ken Finch]

Absolutely rediculas pricing. However I feel I should respond to the comments made by Steve as an owner of a Cinetechnic Debrie for many years. Oil leaks. These were mainly caused by users not using the correct grade oil or not setting the drip feed control. The oil could not leak into the motor. It dripped down into the amplifier. The correct oil was 30 or 40 grade as used in car engines not the thin penetrating oil as used in most projectors and sewing machines etc. With regards to the motor, it is the starter windings which burn out not the main ones. They burn out because the centrifugal contacts get stuck down, particularly if not used for a long period of time. It is particularly an easy machine to maintain due to its modular construction, has large 16 tooth sprockets, a triple claw and amplifiers based on Mullard hi fi circuitry. It is also a quiet runner. The downside is its weight. It was the chosen 16mm projector of the Navy and air force, cruise ships and 16mm cinemas. At one time arc lamp versions were used in a cinema which operated for a short period of time at Tankerton near to where I now live and there is also one at the Astra cinema at Duxford air museum. Ken Finch.😊

[Terry Sills]

Well said Ken for correcting those incorrect statements. I also had a D16 with the ‘V’ gate, very impressive, easy to thread and eliminates any scratching or wear to film emulsion. Portability was the only downside - three heavy units and lots of cables.

[Ken Finch]

Thanks Terry. I still have 2 of the black civilian 1940s models for disposal together with a number of lamps, the book of the Debrie instruction manual and instructions re accessing the innards of the motor. If anyone is interested contact me via a P.M. Obviously I cannot afford to give them away and they would have to be collected. They are not in running order. And were purchased for spare parts but could be restored or updated by someone with a little technical know how. I can even offer free tuition!! Ken Finch.😉

[Maurice Leakey]

Here is a very interesting early black model D16 which could be used in a village hall cinema. But, only really a static model.
Complete Projectionist 1949 DeBrie D16 16mm Proj (villagehallcinemas.co.uk)

[Brian Fretwell]

It looks like a standard DeBrie D16 mounted on an arc projector base. Strong arc, aren't they the Swedish (?) firm that make the Stupertrouper follow spots that ABBA sang about. They had several of the ZXenon Supertrooper follow spots at teh Royal Albert Hall in the 1990's.