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Author Topic: Kinoton FP30-E John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-02-2000 06:16 AM                     Anyone using one of these? We're about to add a couple of screens and I'd be interested to get any feedback. We've currently got FP30's in the other screens. ------------------ "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage". Indiana Jones.  |  IP: Logged Stefan Scholz Expert Film Handler Posts: 223 From: Schoenberg, Germany Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-02-2000 08:13 AM                        We have couple running over here, and in future the E versions will replace the maltese cross versions, I assume. Making precise mechanics gets expensive and requires skills, which noone has apprenticed in recent years. So far comments have been very positive "rock steady like a slide" to "stability goes after some time, to electronic failiures, which led to down time in rare cases. These comments mainly from operators which were critical against electronics. I think, they work pretty, and problems mainly rely to unskilled (in field of electronics) service techs, and lack of daily maintainance. after some time you will know about possible bucks, and find easy workarounds.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-02-2000 01:12 PM                     Most problems are related to poor service or poor initial design. The more complicated the possiblity of errors on both parties Simple rule of thumb the Kiss principle Keep It Simple Stupid  |  IP: Logged Mathias Andersson Film Handler Posts: 26 From: Sweden Registered: Oct 1999 posted 04-02-2000 01:35 PM                     We began using the FP30-E in February and the picture is indeed steady as a slide. We had some problems with the picture jumping up and down, but that was easily fixed by tighten the strap inside the projector. /Mathias  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-02-2000 01:43 PM                     The issue of gate tension is one of my few beefs with kinoton The plastic bands and skates are expensive and have a relitvly short life The older melamine bands were far better especially the velvet lined ones  |  IP: Logged Stephen Jones Master Film Handler Posts: 314 From: Geelong Victoria Australia Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-02-2000 09:00 PM                     I have used only the F.P 30 and more recently the F.P 50D.I found that the F.P50D has a more rock steady picture than the F.P 30.Now don't get me wrong all Kinotons have steady images but I have found that the F.P50D is that little better so may be you should consider installing the F.P 50D,as for gate bands I have found the wear on these exceptable on the F.P30 I could get up to 8 months out of them by reversing them and the gate also 8 months use as for the F.P5OD time will tell as they have only been in use for a short time.Kinotons need very little gate pressure even with green prints,I rarely have to ajust the tension. ------------------  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-10-2000 06:13 AM                     Thanks to all for your replies. I shall pass them on to the guy who's coughing up the cash. ------------------ "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage". Indiana Jones.  |  IP: Logged

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