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Author Topic: Toshiba Photophone TPP10 (Made 1976) Glen Rich Film Handler Posts: 55 From: Nedlands, Western Australia Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-18-2006 09:40 AM                     Toshiba Photophone TPP10 (Made 1976) Come Wednesday I'm supposed to be servicing one of the above. I've never seen one before and can't find a manual for the thing anywhere. Can someone tell me what it's a knockoff, (copy), of? Being of Japanese '70's manufacture it would probably be an almost perfect copy of another brands projector head.  |  IP: Logged Fred Georges Master Film Handler Posts: 257 From: Lombard, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2000 posted 11-18-2006 11:02 AM                     I saw one once. Seemed to be a copy of an RCA/Brenkert though i didn't see the gear train.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-18-2006 11:28 AM                     The soundhead is a copy of the RCA photophone soundhead and they had copies of the MI1050 MI9050 and the MI1030 and MI9030  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 11-18-2006 02:57 PM                     The TP10 gear train is a mix of DP70 Phillips...a dose of Brenkert...and some Simplex XL ideas on steriods. The soundhead is direct RCA Photophone copy with most 50HZ parts identical. The projector is now made in India. Most parts are available from that country and the stars and cams from Japan. There is a 52 page manual dated November 1980 and additions (new style gate and addition of lens turret) from 2002.  |  IP: Logged Phillip Grace Expert Film Handler Posts: 164 From: ACMI. Melbourne. Australia. Registered: Mar 2004 posted 11-18-2006 09:52 PM                     Entertainment Services Theatrical in Brisbane seem to know a bit about these machines. The few I have seen have been completely worn out, and very unpleasant to operate as a result. Village Theatre Supplies imported a lot of them in the 1970's. They are often to be found in Village Twin Cinemas of the period. Interesting to hear that parts are still obtainable. Do you have any contact information, Richard?  |  IP: Logged Glen Rich Film Handler Posts: 55 From: Nedlands, Western Australia Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-19-2006 07:09 AM                     Thank you gentlemen. After reading the above advice and getting a few pictures of the projector e-mailed to me, then downloading some of the manuals available here, I've found that the Brenkert BX 100 bears the closest physical resemblance. It seems Richard is right though, it's a conglomeration of head types in one unit. Again, thank you very much.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-19-2006 12:27 PM                     That sounds like a Japaneese projector thatI have. Mine is a 16/35 machine with DP-70 similaritites in the projector and RCA similarities in the sound reproducer. I will post photos Monday. Mark  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 11-20-2006 08:56 AM                     I do handle the Photophone parts and have (2) TP10 units in starage. Very little call for parts, generally sprocket and trap parts. Manufacture location on label and serial number helps.  |  IP: Logged Glen Rich Film Handler Posts: 55 From: Nedlands, Western Australia Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-22-2006 05:14 PM                     Opened it up and serviced the TP-10 yesterday, Wednesday, and found the internals more Simplex than Brenkert. The Projector is used for an outdoor venue, and subsequently only used about 4 months each year. It was restored and serviced prior to sale to the current owner, and has done only about 400 hours since purchased. The only issues I could find with it was the old oil, it hadn't been replaced in about 2 years. So once drained and flushed, and refilled she ran a little smoother. And a slightly lose arm for the sound drum lay on roller, which frankly I couldn't figure out how to fix, so they keep using the elastic band they've used for the last 2 years, (unless any of you has an idea of how to fix it). Apart from the above the equipment was remarkably clean, due more to the lack of use the equipment gets than anything else, and in very good condition.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 08-12-2013 02:08 AM                 It has been 2454 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Diwakar Thyagarajan Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Registered: Jul 2013 posted 08-12-2013 02:08 AM                     Hello Mr. Richard Fowler I happened to own a Photophone Projector now..I got it from a theatre in Chennai. Do you have a copy of the operations manual or the service manual...?? I so happens that none of the theatres of the operators have a copy..they only know to operate the machines and do not own a operations or service manual with them...  |  IP: Logged Robert Koch Film Handler Posts: 93 From: Williams Ca USA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 08-14-2013 03:15 PM                     Glen; The tension for the pressure roller is supplied by a spring loaded ball on the lower half of the pressure roller. To correct you musr take the assembly apart, [dont lose the ball]and stretch the spring, reinstall the ball and reassemble the pressure roller assembly. In a changeover house this would manifest itself as garbled sound at start up. A rubber band wouldnt correct it.  |  IP: Logged

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