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Hello, Thank you for letting me join the forum.
I have a B&H 545 which is a bit of an oddball model being 110/240V 50/60 Hz, instead of the silent / sound belt shift it has 50/60 Hz.
it is in pretty nice condition and the worm only has one tiny crack at one edge. However I decided I would swap it out anyway.
I had run some films and it had a fairly noticeable level of flicker, much worse than the old B&H 202 I have. examining the shutter it has lost part of the leading edge on one blade probably 1/4" or so, it looks like some one has dressed it with a file to tidy it up a bit . It is also odd in being a two bladed shutter but this could be correct as the service manual says 2 bladed shutter for export models. I guess more light output at the expense of flicker?
Does anyone know where I can find a replacement shutter or a donor machine? I realise that new parts are next to impossible but does anyone have one in their bits boxes? Any help gratefully received.
Failing that all I can think of is making a new part blade and getting a very good company I know to laser weld it onto the damaged part, but that may be more than the machine is worth in cash terms.
Neil
I have a B&H 545 which is a bit of an oddball model being 110/240V 50/60 Hz, instead of the silent / sound belt shift it has 50/60 Hz.
it is in pretty nice condition and the worm only has one tiny crack at one edge. However I decided I would swap it out anyway.
I had run some films and it had a fairly noticeable level of flicker, much worse than the old B&H 202 I have. examining the shutter it has lost part of the leading edge on one blade probably 1/4" or so, it looks like some one has dressed it with a file to tidy it up a bit . It is also odd in being a two bladed shutter but this could be correct as the service manual says 2 bladed shutter for export models. I guess more light output at the expense of flicker?
Does anyone know where I can find a replacement shutter or a donor machine? I realise that new parts are next to impossible but does anyone have one in their bits boxes? Any help gratefully received.
Failing that all I can think of is making a new part blade and getting a very good company I know to laser weld it onto the damaged part, but that may be more than the machine is worth in cash terms.
Neil
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