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Topic: Kelmar Film Cleaner Trouble
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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler
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Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-22-2001 01:02 AM
I have a Kelmar Film Cleaner that has trouble turning.The rubber bands on the big roller were old and cracked, so I replaced them, but it still has trouble turning. I opened the cleaner up and found that there was grease all over the gears and chain. I have other cleaners that are different only because the casing for the gears and chain is smaller on them, and after opening those, I found that the gears and chain looked as if the were just oiled slightly. Could it be that the grease is causing the gears to stick at a certain point and i should just get all the grease off? If so, how do I get all the grease off without taking the whole thing apart since some parts of it are hard to reach?
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
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Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 08-22-2001 06:17 PM
One of the many changes Kelmar has done to the Film cleaner over the years was to fatten up the film drive shaft....the older ones were rather thin and could be bent easily, as Brad said. That is the only thing I have seen that will cause the the film not to have enough torque to turn the drive wheel.The solution is to straighten it! The shaft runs in oil-lite bearings (and don't remove the grease from inside...you may also notice that your older unit has larger pitch gears than the newer ones). I also recommend getting some thin oil in the bearings. You might be able to straighten the shaft or you may need to replace it...there are 3 shafts so be sure to get the correct one (There is the current one, old-style Kelmar, and Christie (it is longer to accept the knob used on the Christie version). Steve ------------------ "Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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