Now the damned thing just stopped mid-film! Not even the motor runs. Light is ok. WTF?
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I would follow Steve's advice. You could also bring to Optech. John is very good about this stuff.
Something like this happened when I was running ST-800 machines. The machine was scrapped and I went back to ST 1200's for many years before finally getting to GS 1200 beasts...all with no regrets.
In a strange way, these kinds of moments are part of what makes this hobby so unique: These issues increase the drive to want to work with vintage equipment, and run movie film prints at home.
Video can be very good. But for me - it will always be boring.
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I wonder if it might be a fuse. It was exceptionally windy yesterday with scattered power outages. I may have taken a power hit at that time because I noticed three circuit breakers in my apartment were tripped this morning (including the one for my heat. Brrrr). Something to check after the holidays.
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Unfortunately when you have events like storms you can get voltage bursts on the power lines and get damage to circuitry.
I have this kind of unconventional home theater setup that includes (right now) two S8 machines, a 16mm machine, a video projector, a video player, an audio mixer and an amplifier. (I plan to simplify after the New Year!)
The power for all this comes in through a surge protector and if I know I’m not going to be using it for a while I unplug power.
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Originally posted by Steve Klare View PostI’m guessing you are more like to find damage on the power board or maybe the pass transistor that controls the motor voltage.
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Originally posted by Dave Bickford View PostChip, really trying to avoid a drive to Andover, but if that’s what I need to do, then so be it! We shall see.
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The question stands:
-are you good with a voltmeter?
One of my other hobbies is (or has been) working on old cars. I still have an old car, just no spare time to really do anything with it right now. A friend told me that the skills to keep an old car running are becoming scarce among modern mechanics who are used to working with computerized diagnostics and may know more about hybrid EVs than they do about carburetors and breaker point ignition systems. To have a fifty year old car generally requires the owner to learn these systems: be their own mechanic.
-part of this hobby is dealing with 40-50 year old machines and dealing with their ailments. This can come down to knowing who to ask, but it may come down to acquiring the knowledge for your own self.
If you have it within you to either deal with this or learn how, this actually may be an opportunity for you.
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Originally posted by Steve Klare View PostThe question stands:
-are you good with a voltmeter?
I did get in touch with Optech via email. Awaiting a reply to see if they can work on this particular make/model. I also have a friend that does engineering work for local radio stations so he might be another source of help. He’s an electronics repair genius.
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