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anyone got one, had any problems
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I owned on around 20 years ago. I liked the projector. Unfortunately the motor control board failed. As soon as the projector was powered up, it started in forward. If I pressed reverse, the projector would reverse. However, stop did not work. The projector could not be stopped when powered up. Fortunately I had a friend who knew more about electronics than me, and I had the service manuals for the 1568 which included the schematics for all the boards. My friend was able to identify the problem, and replaced a $2 transistor which fixed the problem.
I owned the projector for a few more years without any further problems. I eventually replaced the projector with an Elmo Xenon. The 1568 uses the expensive EZG (Gemini) Mercury Vapor bulbs had a lifespan of about 50 hours and started to noticeably dim after about 25 hours.
Once I went Xenon I never looked back.
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