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Daryl Lund
Film Handler

Posts: 88
From: Chehalis,WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 10-23-2002 11:13 PM

I think that strong platters are one of the best things you could buy. I have been in the biz over 15 years and always had strong platters. They run like that bunny on tv for ever and ever and ever. I own two theatres and the strong platters have made me a lot of money with no down time. My head teck Kenny Layton is like the maytag man with nothing to do.

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Daryl Lund
Film Handler

Posts: 88
From: Chehalis,WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 10-23-2002 11:20 PM

I for got to thank the man that helped me get started with my first theatre in 1983. Pat Moore, He was with NW film service in portland,OR. He always had time to help a young kid who had all kind of questions. Pat made copies of manuals for everthing I had. He is a real super guy. I am so glad that He is with strong now. What a great company.

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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 10-24-2002 02:45 AM

Given recent events, it may be interesting to read responses to this thread.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 10-24-2002 03:44 AM

Uh huh. And I wonder just what could've possibly prompted this sudden praise of Strong platters and Mr. Moore.

Yeah, sure whatever.

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"I have been in the biz over 15 years and always had strong platters."

I hate to burst your bubble, but you HAVE to work with different equipment in order to be able to form a valid opinion. In other words, you have no idea what you are comparing a Strong platter against when you praise it.

Believe me Daryl, I am holding it in and being VERY nice right now about the current Strong situation. Want to see some videos of my fabulous top-of-the-line Strong SCDC platters in operation? I am starting to amass a nice collection.

(PS, in the future please use the EDIT feature instead of doubling up your posts.)

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 10-24-2002 04:14 AM

Brad has sent me AVI videos of the SCDC platters dragging a full wrap around the brain and running that way continuously, as if it were designed to do that. I thought they were supposed to be self calibrating. If they are designed to run with a wrap then I guess nothing is wrong.

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Shaun Flichel
Film Handler

Posts: 42
From: Regina, Sask., Canada
Registered: Sep 2002

posted 10-24-2002 09:12 AM

Hey Brad, how can I get these video's? I'm not much of a Strong fan and would like some laughs.

Shaun

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-24-2002 12:00 PM

At least up here Strong/Potts has the biggest installed base of platters almost to the level of exclusivity.
They are not elegant but are cost effective package. If that is what you got one just has to live with it but I have very few problems with them

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Jack Ondracek
Film God

Posts: 2348
From: Port Orchard, WA, USA
Registered: Oct 2002

posted 10-24-2002 12:37 PM

Well... not to get too far off the subject, but I have 3 ORC CP302 platters that are still running, well... ok after 24 years of service. They're ready for retirement though... I think the Dodge distributor points are getting tired.

On the other hand, a couple of points in their favor are that on startup, the feed platter doesn't spin up fast enough to take the film a little off-center... then stops and wraps a turn or two (or three) while everything settles down. They also don't have that short trolley problem.

Now, if they could only do something about those horrible brains... the ones that CFS put in their "superplatter".

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 10-24-2002 03:51 PM

Jack- you can put ANY kind of microswitch style brain in the ORC as long as the plate is not bigger than the hole. I have Strong microswitch brains in a few of mine. Of course I had to modify the brains so they wouldn't be such a pain to thread like they are straight from the factory. I think you can even use phase control Strong brains in the ORC platters. Unfortunately they won't be removable unless you do quite a bit of conversion, but hardwiring them in is easy enough.

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Carl King
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 199
From: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 10-24-2002 06:36 PM

I've used the Speco LP270 platter and the Strong A3 and AP3. Liked them both. My preferance is for the AP3. Nice simple 2 way switch.

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 10-24-2002 11:11 PM

I have to side with Gordon on this issue.

Don't expect a Ford Taurus to do the job of a Lincoln Continental. Don't expect a Chevrolet Vega to do the job of a Cadillac. (Sorry - I have nothing to add about Chrysler products. )

Don't expect an A3 to do the job of a AW3.

You get what you pay for most of the time.....

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Joseph D. Olson
Film Handler

Posts: 26
From: Seattle, WA, USA
Registered: Jun 2002

posted 10-29-2002 02:55 AM

In my short career, I've worked with Strongs, Christie Autowind 3s, and some old model Drive-ins. My preferance is definitely the Christie. Never wrapped on me and any problem was easy to remedy.

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Don Sneed
Master Film Handler

Posts: 451
From: Texas City, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2001

posted 10-29-2002 11:52 AM

I have been installing & service Strong SCDC platters since they came out a few years ago, I never had a problem with these, I had more problems with Christie keeping in time & replacing the LED's...maybe I'm the lucky one with the Strong platters, but after installing hundreds of these & no problems...my vote would be the Strong SCDC platters....

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Jason Burroughs
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 654
From: Allen, TX
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-29-2002 07:03 PM

Don,

Actually those old BEAT UP Christies at the Furneaux are still working, broken decks and all. Only have 1 burnt up motor (not Christie's fault).

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 10-29-2002 08:32 PM

You may regret saying that Don, for I might come kidnap you and force you to resolve all of the issues with my Strong platters!

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