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Thanks to other members of this group, I was able to get inside of my recently acquired Kodak Moviedeck 285 to do some much needed cleaning and lubrication. My unit worked well except for the common issue of going into rewind before the end of the film. Because I was using this unit to project 8mm film to digitize via my camcorder, this became a major issue due to having to monitor every second of projection and stopping the rewind and restarting the projection numerous times. This resulted in a fair amount of editing time to prepare the capture for saving.
This led me to open the machine for the third time and try to discern the cause of the problem, and I believe I have found it.
The film feed has a spring loaded "tensioner" just under the cover where the film is threaded in before rolling over into the white pick-up roller. I suspect that the spring on the tensioner has weakened over time and no longer can hold the tension necessary to keep it from tripping the rewind lever.
I considered a number of possibilities as to stopping the rewind lever from tripping, but I didn't want to make any permanent modifications to the unit. I noticed a long plastic guide attached to the lid by a single screw and hit upon the idea of attaching something that would prevent the roller from tripping the rewind lever. My solution was to locate an unused "slot cover" from a computer, and cut the slotted top portion off of it. I then attached it to the cover by loosening the screw and slipping the slotted end under it, then retighten. I found it necessary to put a slight upward bend in the piece and a couple of attempts at adjusting made it work perfectly. This only involved removing the supply reel and top cover. The slot cover can be cut with a hacksaw, although I had a "nibbler" which alllowed me to snip it off in about a minute. I've included a couple of pictures that should explain the process. Hope this helps others.
This led me to open the machine for the third time and try to discern the cause of the problem, and I believe I have found it.
The film feed has a spring loaded "tensioner" just under the cover where the film is threaded in before rolling over into the white pick-up roller. I suspect that the spring on the tensioner has weakened over time and no longer can hold the tension necessary to keep it from tripping the rewind lever.
I considered a number of possibilities as to stopping the rewind lever from tripping, but I didn't want to make any permanent modifications to the unit. I noticed a long plastic guide attached to the lid by a single screw and hit upon the idea of attaching something that would prevent the roller from tripping the rewind lever. My solution was to locate an unused "slot cover" from a computer, and cut the slotted top portion off of it. I then attached it to the cover by loosening the screw and slipping the slotted end under it, then retighten. I found it necessary to put a slight upward bend in the piece and a couple of attempts at adjusting made it work perfectly. This only involved removing the supply reel and top cover. The slot cover can be cut with a hacksaw, although I had a "nibbler" which alllowed me to snip it off in about a minute. I've included a couple of pictures that should explain the process. Hope this helps others.
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