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Author Topic: Super Platter / Potts Motor Brian DeCiancio Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Warren, OH, USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 11-19-2006 10:29 AM                        I have scoured the archives here but cannot find a reference to this problem. I work with "stupid" platters and one motor that was supposedly fixed will not turn off completely in the feed out position. It works fine taking up. When the switch is activated to feed film, it speeds up like normal. But when the switch is not activated, it continuously "drifts", turning slowly, but never stops. It is definitely the motor because it does the same thing on other decks. What is bad? The feed out side resistor or the diode, or something else?  |  IP: Logged Scott Hicks Film Handler Posts: 24 From: Portland, Oregon, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-21-2006 06:56 PM                        The older Super Platter motors have two 25 watt resistors - a 2 ohm and a 10 ohm. If you build up a feature in the "take-up" mode by mistake, the 10 ohm resistor melts. It's possible that the resistor was replaced with a smaller value, which would cause the platter creeping you describe. Measure resistance across the "feed" and "take-up" switch posts (with the motor unplugged) - if you read less than 10 ohms, replace the resistor with the correct value.  |  IP: Logged Brian DeCiancio Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Warren, OH, USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 11-22-2006 04:03 PM                        Thanks, I'll try that.  |  IP: Logged

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