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Topic: Century SA gate closing problem
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Randy Stankey
Film God
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Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-24-2002 02:54 PM
No, I would disassemble it. Using a spray cleaner or lubricant may help you in the short term, getting a show up and running in a pinch, it will likely cause MORE trouble in the long run.Yes, do whatever you have to (within reason) to keep the show going but at the first convenient juncture the lens barrel/gate mechanism should be taken out and cleaned with an appropriate solvent to remove all the baked-on GACK that has a tendancy to build up in there over the years. Using a spray will loosen up the mechanism,for now, but once the solvent has evaporated the grease, etc. will start to harden up again, leaving you back in the same place you were when you started. This time it just might be WORSE. Aside from that, any residual solvents that may have spashed around in there or any vapor from the spray could cause damage if it gets on the film. I have an old Century in my basement that I tinker around with from time to time. (In hopes of getting it running some day.) From my experience, if you work carefully it's not too hard to take it apart. The parts diagram from the manuals on this site will help you with the disassembly/reassembly.
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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 10-24-2002 05:25 PM
Also look for burrs on the slot the gate closer rides in. When they burr up they will start to drag a bit. Have a file and emory paper handy.Steve ------------------ "Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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