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Topic: What is a good plater sytem to use with a small footprint
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Doug Fields
Film Handler
Posts: 15
From: Parsippany, New Jersey, USA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 09-06-2000 11:10 PM
I agree with Ken here. I have a Strong/Potts platters in all 4 theaters. I love them. They tend to get a little noisy at times, but the newer ones we have, 1999 - present, are great. Very quiet, smooth, and make up very tight. That matters to me as we move prints on a whim in this place. And oh, by the way, I have the special order feet in all theaters. As a matter of fact, the platters take up more space than the footprint does. Good luck.Doug Fields
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Dave Cutler
Master Film Handler
Posts: 277
From: Centennial, CO
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 09-08-2000 05:42 PM
I have used the older Strong/Potts as well, and I like them much better. You do have to raise the yo-yo and lock it in place, but I never minded. With Christie's you have to move the take-up assembly, with Speco you have to move the take-up roller. It's just one of the things that had to been done, and I never minded. I had better reliability with the old microswitches, they rarely go bad, and they are a snap (and cheap) to replace when they do. I love the older Stong platters.If you are unfortunate enough to have the Strong DMC and the brain 'dies,' you have to replace it, and the upgrade to SCMC is about $350 per brain. Let's see, that $350 times 2 brains per platter system times 24 systems. That's $16,800 just to upgrade the brains! There is also an upgrade for the yo-yo as well, but I don't know the cost. Sometimes I think that things are getting too automated. I mean, do you really need the autoswitching on the new Strong platters. Is it that hard to raise the yo-yo and switch between payout, rewind, and makeup on the older Strong platters. Sometimes simpilar is better.
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Pat Moore
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Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-08-2000 07:33 PM
Dave; The upgrade from DMC to SCDC Payout heads isn't quite so bad. The SCDC Card and new sensor mask go onto the same plate as the DMC, and the List Price for both is around $220. Most dealers discount and we'll always work with situations as they come up.I've not had that many problems with the DMC. The main problem seems to be with the payout assembly needing recalibration -- an easy enough process but a problem if you end up doing it too often. I've found that changing the payouts between platters seems to make that happen more often. What happens is that the head sometimes tries to recalibrate itself when it's plugged-in (powered up). In theatres where that's occurring, I ask the operators to be sure and keep the payout arm in the OFF position when they plug it in. That seems to correct most of the problems of lost calibration. The SCDC versions of the platter addressed that -- each time it's powered up the card recalibrates. It's essentially like a cruise control on a car -- it tries to keep the payout arm in the center of its travel, throttling up or down (within limits) as required. Both the SCDC and DMC versions have software that can be upgraded using a laptop. You're right, though -- sometimes simple is nice and the microswitch is that. Yet, a smooth running linear control is awfully good too.
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