Hi there! It's strange there have been several posts regarding the Eumig 824 recently, but going through them (and the forum archive) I don't think there are any that quite fit my problem, so I'd like to ask for some advice.
A few months ago I was lucky to get hold of this projector at a reasonable price with what appeared only to be some minor cosmetic issues (missing knob covers, paint scratches etc.) and had a great time running plenty of both standard and super 8mm movies through it, until recently, when some new issues with threading have arisen.
When threading, the leader now rarely passes all the way through the gates, while the sprocket keeps turning, leading to a jam so I stop the motor as fast as possible. Once or twice it has made it slightly further, around up to the word 'far' in the left image below (pictured using the Standard 8 gate), but no further than that. This has been occurring with both standard and super 8 films, with the appropriate sprockets and gates in place.
It's left me really bemused, as it seemed quite sudden - I ran plenty of films through, mostly home movies, then it just stopped threading properly. I have attached images of the standard 8 gate + pressure plate, and of the claw pin (judging by previous threads this could be relevant) - do they look alright? I am fairly new to 8mm projection so I may well have missed something important.
Any ideas greatly appreciated, happy to give any different pictures or info. Thanks 😁
A few months ago I was lucky to get hold of this projector at a reasonable price with what appeared only to be some minor cosmetic issues (missing knob covers, paint scratches etc.) and had a great time running plenty of both standard and super 8mm movies through it, until recently, when some new issues with threading have arisen.
When threading, the leader now rarely passes all the way through the gates, while the sprocket keeps turning, leading to a jam so I stop the motor as fast as possible. Once or twice it has made it slightly further, around up to the word 'far' in the left image below (pictured using the Standard 8 gate), but no further than that. This has been occurring with both standard and super 8 films, with the appropriate sprockets and gates in place.
It's left me really bemused, as it seemed quite sudden - I ran plenty of films through, mostly home movies, then it just stopped threading properly. I have attached images of the standard 8 gate + pressure plate, and of the claw pin (judging by previous threads this could be relevant) - do they look alright? I am fairly new to 8mm projection so I may well have missed something important.
Any ideas greatly appreciated, happy to give any different pictures or info. Thanks 😁
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