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Topic: Trouble with brenkerts
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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster
Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-04-2002 09:57 PM
Josh,
I remember this being fairly normal with most Brenkerts. A bit of seepage is not a bad thing by any means, you know the entire star shaft IS getting oil to it this way. Unless your prints are getting oil on them I'd ignore it but here are a couple of things that might cause it........
There is an oil slinger near the end of the star wheel shaft that is supposed to sling off the oil into the intermittent yoke assy and then drain back into the projector sump. There could be several problems going on here. The first is that the machine may not be level. These, as all projectors should be leveled with a machinists level. They are far more sensitive than a standard carpenters level, and a bit expensive, but VERY accurate. If say the machine is tilted a bit lower on the operators side its possible that the oil could just be running down the shaft past the slinger a bit. Sitting idle allows it to run out and collect on the sprocket.
The second thing that comes to mind is that the oil drain area that the slinger drains into could be somewhat plugged up with gunk. This would cause the whole thing to build up too much oil along the shaft and then it has to go someplace, so past the bushing it goes. Overhauling the movement is very expensive and may not possible any more unless you can find a new starwheel and bushing assy(if Wolk still has them). In fact you could probably get a good used X-L head, as-is, for less than the price of rebuilding the movement, unless someone has them laying around and wants to unload them for cheap. Personally I'd just put a rag there at night to wick off the oil and let it be, again as long ias its not getting on the film itself.
It wouldn't be possible to install an oil seal or "O" ring as the steel Brenkert movement parts are not hardened like present day stuff is. Any type of seal would wear a groove in the shaft quite rapidly and tear up the seal.
Mark @ GTS
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John Eickhof
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 588
From: Wendell, ID USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 02-04-2002 11:09 PM
Mark is correct, the brenkert must be level, they also suffer from the same plight as the RCA soundheads, ie: After running, the oil on the slinger drips onto the shaft when idle, that is why all RCA soundheads have a little oil in the bottom of the film side cabinet! The BX starwheel actually only has a couple of grooves cut in it for the slinger, thus there is more probabilty of oil seepage when idle.
You will probably find that after running a while, the oil will diminish, (at least on the intermittent I had opened up) The oil gallies on it were plugged with old oil, and are now clean. Thus they will help prevent oil seepage too. Have fun!!------------------
John Eickhof President, Chief Slave
Northwest Theatre Equipment Co., Inc.
P.O.Box 258
Wendell, ID. 83355-0258
208-536-5489
email: jeickhof@nteequip.com
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