|
|
 
|
|
Author
|
Topic: Maxi-8 automation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve Kraus
Film God
Posts: 4094
From: Chicago, IL, USA
Registered: May 2000
|
posted 03-24-2002 09:32 PM
Jerry exclaimed:
>Josh, we want pictures of your bedroom...What, you've never run 35mm in your bedroom? Heck, I've even run an unmarried reel or two in here. Not that that can compare to watching 70mm in Mark G.'s garage attic years ago.
| IP: Logged
|
|
Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man
Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
|
posted 03-24-2002 09:35 PM
Josh, that Maxi-8 you have was used in Cinema 5 in Mount Vernon, Washington in House Number 4. When I had it in operation, it was definately almost "Maxed" out. I had it control everything I wanted to. Steve Guttag is correct, it is nothing more than a glorified failsafe. However, I had the inboard cue triggering the house lights directly. There was a switch that could route the cue, either to the Xetrol IV, or to the auto lense changer on a Ballentyne Pro-35. Since the Ballentyne has a goofy change-over, I made the change-over open when the exciter came on, through a relay that was in series with the exciter lamp. Some of those contacts of that relay were used for Ultra-Stereo switching, etc. Yes, the Maxi-8 can do alot of things.....but the circuits that have to be built to carry auxiliary functions have to be planned out on paper very carefully before they are implimented. The Maxi-8 provided the basic functions I needed very nicely. All I had to do is expand it with the use of latching relays, standard relays, and some other off-the-wall stuff I had to conjure up. It performed flawlessly from 1984 when I built that booth until 2001, when I dismantled it. I still have the circuits in my memory bank (what's left of it because of old age) but I can assure you I can get that thing to do what you want with a few add-ons.  When there is a will, there is definately a way! Plan in what you want it to do, and it can be done. I can make that thing flush your toilet if you would like for it to do so. 
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
All times are Central (GMT -6:00)
|
|
Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classicTM
6.3.1.2
The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion
and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.
|
Home
Printer-friendly view of this topic