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Topic: Understanding Century model codes
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Matt Hale
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From: Vancouver, Canada
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 12:33 AM
Well, the original plan was to run changeovers, but now that we're down to just one I guess that wont be happening. I had just reached the conclusion that they were worth rebuilding. The one thats left has been sitting disused for about 10 years now, in an abandoned theatre with a bad roof leak. Most of the exposed metal parts (sprockets, etc...) are rusted on the surface but not enough to jam.
Water has gotten into the back side and mixed with the oil, forming a sticky gunk all over the shafts and gears, but the mechanism has not siezed yet. I can still turn it with a bit of extra force on the flywheel. I think if it was taken right apart and some sort of industrial degreaser applied, it would probably clean up. I am fairly sure the water was drained out of the cooling lines when it was shut down, so I dont expect they're any more rusted than the rest of it.
Unfortuneatley, the one that got heaved was the better condition of the two.
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
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posted 04-23-2004 07:31 AM
Bump.
Random useless trivia question: do Century serial numbers start anew from "100" for each sub-model? I know that the serial numbers for the C, SA, and JJ models are in a different series (e.g. you can have JJ #101 and also SA #101), but is the same true for, say, SA vs. SAW vs. MSA vs. etc.?
I have "MSA" (and R-3) #952 and 953, which were originally purchased in 1970 (I have the shipping and delivery paperwork). In the past, I've worked with "MSA/2" #150 and 151, which were older by at least a few years (they had the H-style gate/trap). Did Century only sell 802 type "SA" projectors (and all variants) during that time period, or did the serial numbers start anew for the "MSA" and "MSA/2" series?
(Does the question even make sense? )
Also, according to the paperwork, these were originally purchased with the "Century 67 Sound System"; I've never heard of this before. Does anyone know what it is (was?)?
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