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Topic: Threading Tips
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David Emery
Film Handler
Posts: 25
From: WI
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-02-2000 11:33 AM
Brad, was that a new projector that you did the Threading Tips with. The last time I saw our M35GP's look that nice was the day we opened. I always though I was doing a pretty good job of getting them cleaned out each week but your photos in the treading tips section show absolutly no dust at all anyware in the projector. If our projectors ever got to look like that again I would think I died and gone to heaven. Is that the result of Film Guard.I also have 1 question about your threading tips What about those of us that have the penthouse DTS or DD readers that hook to a juncion box near the port. You can't just tread the top roller of the projector and go back to the platter because you will never get the film past the wire. I was thinking of running the film down to the bottom roller but it could scratch the leader against the projector doing it that way. Also we are running Strong AP3 platters that have the auto switch in them for the rewind platter. The only way to cancel it is to flip the switch for the Makeup system.
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John Wilson
Film God
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Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-03-2000 01:34 AM
Tom,I know how you feel. You have to give it a go though even if you are the only one. Someone must lead for others to follow...and they will. It may take a little time, but eventually, they will see the benefits. The main thing is to let them know that even though they will be all thumbs to begin with, with persistance and practice, they will be threading 'up' just as fast and accurately as when they were doing it the wrong way and your prints will thank you for it. Whoever is crunching your leaders...have them replace it everytime they do it. That will entice them to take a bit more care.
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David Emery
Film Handler
Posts: 25
From: WI
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-03-2000 01:46 AM
Tom I know how you feel we have the same problem here. All of our leaders look like shit and I cant do anything about it because I have no more left and the order has been sent to get more but it hasnt arrived. My biggest problem is that autorewind part on the platter. The very last roller that the film goes through before it gets wound on the ring has a tention switch on it. If the film pulls on it the roller moves forward just a little bit triggering the rewind mode on the platter and it take off emediatly. The only way I think I could bypass it without causing problems of forgetting to activate the rewind mode after threading would be be to kick the dancer to the bottom position after getting back to the platter with the film. Then when done threading just spin the platter just a little bit until it kicks in. But I only have 1 problem with that. moving the dancer to the bottom position will prevent the payout platter from spinning also. So my film will wrap wile I am threading the projector.Any other ideas for my problem.
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Scott D. Neff
Theatre Dork
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Posts: 919
From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 09-04-2000 02:46 AM
YEAH - COUGH - I HATE IT WHEN THERE ARE CONDUITS BETWEEN THE PROJECTOR AND THE WALL.--Whistle--whistle--whistle. (Sorry - I was just driving a point home with Aaron) ------------------ Scott D. Neff ---------------- www.cinema-west.com
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