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Author Topic: Shaking picture on a Christie M35 Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-03-2007 01:12 AM                    Recently we have had one of our projectors give us a shakey image. It moves back and forth. I have tried to tighten the tension and it does not seem to affect the shaking. There is no noise associated with the problem, just annoying picture on the screen. The sound is fine, both dts and analog play without issue. This started about 2 weeks ago and does it every show and with multiple prints. I thought gate tension would be the culprit, but apparently not. Does that also rule out worn gate bands? This projector had all of its belts/bearings/assemblies replaced about 12 months and has worked perfectly until recently. I have no idea what I need to check into next. Ideas?  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 05-03-2007 01:40 AM                     What about the lateral guide rollers? Are they smooth and turning freely?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-03-2007 08:30 AM                     The ruby slippers that the guides run on eventually do wear and the ends of the lateral guide should be inspected for wear and replaced if necessary and the ruby slippers SHOULD be replaced anyway. You HAVE to have the neato Christie alignment gauge in order to properly set up the lateral guides or you're just giessing and you won't be able to match the position of the two. It is also used to set the lateral guides on the sound head as well. Its under a hundred bucks.... Mark  |  IP: Logged

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