[Frameworks] 16mm Film Projector

[Chris Rodriguez]

How would I go about repairing it and/or figuring out what’s wrong with it?

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:35 PM Julian Antos <julian at chicagofilmsociety.org>
wrote:

> FWIW an Eiki SSL or similar would seems to be the most likely to work
> without issue even after sitting for many years.
>
> Elmos will have disintegrated rubber rollers, Pageants will almost
> certainly have sound or motor problems, and Bell and Howells will have
> cracked worm gears.
>
> This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t remove and clean all rollers and go
> over the entire film path, but an Eiki that has been sitting is probably ok
> and won’t need much work. Most likely the focus mechanism will have
> disintegrated and on older machines the belts can also turn to goo.
>
> Still, these machines should be serviced regularly if they’re expected to
> last. Running a projector with minor mechanical issues can damage your
> films AND your projector.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 4:27 PM Dominic Angerame <
> dominic.angerame at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Seek and you will find. I have been able to purchase many in good working
>> condition. Postage is a problem and trust little on Ebay…most have never
>> used the one’s they are selling. I have acquired most of my equipment
>> enough for two complete benches etc by constantly looking and carefully,
>> very carefully looking on Ebay.
>>
>> Dominic
>>
>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > The problem with those freebies is that they aren't free.  People get
>> them,
>> > they don't want to pay to have them cleaned and lubed before they use
>> them,
>> > and then they wreck the cams in an hour of using them dry.  Budget maybe
>> > $200 to $300 to have a free projector put into condition to use.
>> >
>> > Please do not apply power to a projector that has been on the shelf for
>> > decades.
>> > --scott
>> >
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