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Author Topic: Platter footprints Sam Hunter Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 779 From: West Monroe, LA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-14-2003 03:22 PM                     How much floor space would a platter take up or how much room would I need to have for one?  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-14-2003 03:35 PM                     It's not the actual "footprint" you have to accommodate. The disks themselves are usually wider.  |  IP: Logged Sam Hunter Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 779 From: West Monroe, LA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-14-2003 03:38 PM                     Thats what I am talking about, the total ammount of space needed.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-14-2003 05:21 PM                       Sam, you can count on about the same space (maybe a little more) than a second projector. Depends on whether the discs are 48" or whatever, of course. Plus, I always tried to allow maybe 24" - 36" between the column and the front wall, to give a person room to walk behind it.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-14-2003 05:43 PM                     I concur: Having a good amount of space between the post and the wall will save you a lot of time and stress. I think you will be much, MUCH happier if you can work that into your plans. One of my little booths doesn't have enough room for that and it's a minor inconvenience that turns into a pet peeve and then graduates to become the centre of a hateful universe. Okay, I'm exaggerating (maybe). That same booth is tight on clearance between the platter and the back wall as well. I'd say we have less than 2 feet there. It's really horrible. On the other hand, my favorite booth has about 18" - 24" between the post and the front wall and about 50" or more between the platters and the back wall. The discs are the standard size for Christie AW3's (not the mini size).  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-14-2003 09:46 PM                     Sam, whatever you do, make sure your platter is spotted in such a manner as you have plenty of "ass room." I say this because of one incident that happened to me. The platter was too close to the wall, and when I was threading it, I stooped down and my tailbone hit an object on the wall squarely. There is only one thing I remember that was more painful...and that was falling on the cross bar of my bicycle wen I was 16 years old. Another thing I remember was seeing a control box on the wall which was about 5 feet off the floor, about 2 feet away from a platter mast. I can see somebody could crack their skull open if they hit it while standing up while threading a platter. As soon as I saw that, I moved the box up to 7 feet from the floor. This was at Cinema 5 in Mount Vernon, where the electrician's helper obvoiusly had his head up his ass when he mounted the box.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-15-2003 03:02 AM                        Same goes for film cleaners mounted on the top of the post. After hitting my head four times I took the darn thing off for the fifth show. Nearly knocked myself out. Sam, make sure you have as much room as possible between the tree and the actualy projector. The more room you have, the smoother the payout will be.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-15-2003 03:35 AM                     Film cleaner mounted at the TOP of the platter? The only manufacturer stupid enough to do that (that I know of) is Big Sky. Is that what you are using, or is there another?  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-15-2003 03:36 AM                        Nope... Strong platter, dumbass installer.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-15-2003 07:02 AM                     quote: Paul Thompson: Another thing I remember was seeing a control box on the wall which was about 5 feet off the floor, about 2 feet away from a platter mast. Been there!.. Done that!.. Bought the T-Shirt! I don't know HOW many shirts and pairs of pants I have ruined catching them on the sharp corners of junction boxes that stick out from the wall near the working area of a projector! Not to mention, the number of scars I have on my ass from getting gored by pieces of sharp metal sticking out! I have stopped wearing nice clothes to work because of it. The boss tries to yell at me for dressing shabbily but I just tell him that I'll dress better if he gives me a clothing allowance. Architects designers and install technicians would do well to consider the amount of "ass room" needed when designing and furnishing their buildings!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-15-2003 05:41 PM                     There is nothing worse for your back than a slide port window freshly mounted between the platter and projector at just slightly above waist level. Well come to think of it there is one equally stupid thing...installers who hard wire the power into the platter using a 6 inch strip of flex conduit to the box on the wall. And I always see this kind of nonsense in extremely large booths too!  |  IP: Logged Sam Hunter Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 779 From: West Monroe, LA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-15-2003 11:46 PM                     Ok, heres a loaded question. Whats the best platter out there? Whats yaws favorites? If buying a used one which one would be the most reliable?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-16-2003 12:28 AM                     On the used market: First choice: AW3 Second choice: LP270 There is no third choice.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-16-2003 12:49 AM                     AW3 would be my first choice. I would also settle for LP associates, Strong International, or Kineton, depending on the budget.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-16-2003 12:56 PM                       What Brad said. I once bought three AW-3s for a song because a theatre circuit with some ex-GCC locations was a champion for Potts. Everyone walked away happy. I could've had more, but didn't have the storage space. Now, I'm lucky to have storage space for my computer.  |  IP: Logged

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