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Author Topic: Christie AW3 Makeup Table Brandon Lokesak Film Handler Posts: 34 From: Johnstown, PA USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 05-03-2004 09:53 AM                     Hello everyone first of all I love the site im always here checking stuff out. I have a question, we have a christie AW3 make up table with a side arm that controls the motor speed. I called christie about a problem with the run/brake switch going bad and have it fixed for the most part except the arm in its resting postion runs the motor at full speed instead of no speed at all. Its backwards. anyhelp such as where the wires go on that run/brake switch would be greatly appreciated. Note this is not a drive belt make up table which christie swears they have never heard of but its basicly a platter motor with a shaft. Thanks  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 05-03-2004 03:31 PM                     I've never seen an AW3 MUT without a drivebelt system...Let alone a platter motor on it... Good luck is all I can say.  |  IP: Logged Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-03-2004 05:41 PM                     I've never heard of such a beast either. Pictures would be interresting.  |  IP: Logged Jon Miller Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 973 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 05-03-2004 06:49 PM                     Is it one of these? Christie MARS  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 05-03-2004 09:34 PM                     The VERY EARLY Christie AW3 MUTs had a reel shaft that was direct-driven by a Bodine platter motor, and instead of the ubiquitous MUT speed control with the round circuit board, it had two AW3 platter speed control cards that plugged into sockets in a compartment behind the control knob and switches. We have a semi-functioning one (works one way but not the other) in Fairfax, I can get some pics if you want me to. -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Brandon Lokesak Film Handler Posts: 34 From: Johnstown, PA USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 05-04-2004 10:14 AM                     Yes it is the direct drivin I called Christie Digital reguarding a replacement brake/run switch and they thought that this was a joke they swear they never made one but Im glad i have someone to confide in does anyone know where to get such a switch it was 12 contacts on the back with on off on. I have it wired now with 2 seperate toggles back it doesnt run quite right. If it is possible it would be great to get a diagram or a listing of which wires go to which contacts on the switch. I obviously have something replaced causing the motor speed to operate backwards? Or could it be the motor control card? Any help would be greatfully appreciated I have pictures somewhere around here if it helps.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-18-2007 02:09 PM                 It has been 1048 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Dieter Expert Film Handler Posts: 234 From: Yakima, WA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 03-18-2007 02:09 PM                     I'm trying to do some research on this MUT. Has anyone here had the opprotunity to work with this item for print builds and break downs? What are your thoughts on it?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-18-2007 07:19 PM                     quote: Brandon Lokesak they swear they never made one but Im glad i have someone to confide in does anyone know where to get such a switch it was 12 contacts on the back with on off on. LIke most companies that from time to time clean house the folks that delt with that MUT have either moved on to other companies or died. Mark  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-18-2007 09:44 PM                       I've seen a couple of those over the years. Very long time ago. I sort of liked the roller arm control... you could use it as an emergency "platter" that way. If I remember correctly, the speed knob on the table actually controlled the platter, and the resulting raising or lowering of the MUT arm (as the platter fed film to/from it) controlled its motor in the requisite direction.  |  IP: Logged

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