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Author Topic: Turret on Christie with 3Q Not Operating Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-11-2007 02:33 PM                     I have checked the relay located at the back of the P35GPS and it is not latching at all when the manual control or the cue control sends a pulse for scope or flat change. Did a quick swap of the relay with another screen with operational turret and the relay operates correctly on the other screen. I did not have time to fiddle to check anything else. Any ideas?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-11-2007 03:14 PM                     Replace that turret module...easy fix. One of the things that you should have in your parts room .. extra turret module or two,.  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-11-2007 03:39 PM                     Erm... Not a Christie dealer so I can't keep parts but I can tell the theater owner to order. You are talking about the PCB board that is on the non-operators' side at the right towards the lamphouse right?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-11-2007 03:40 PM                     Actually it is a cheap part but the relays are alot cheaper and thats all I've ever had go wrong with them. The latching relay is somewhat hard to find at the moment but it is available in an Omraon I believe... manufacturers in the middle of conversion to lead free. Also... if the turret is somewhat sluggish turn the 24 volts supply up a tad bit to about 26 volts but not over 28 volts.... assuming that your controler board has the adjustable pot in there for the VDC regulator. This is a Christie approved thing to do and will not void any warranty. The new boards have a fixed regulator. Mark  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-11-2007 03:42 PM                     Mark, It's not the relays that have the problem since I swapped the "faulty" relay to an operating machine and the "faulty" relay was working. I believe it's something on the PCB board. or the automation.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-12-2007 09:19 AM                     There are two versions of that board... one with three relays and one with four... The three relay version was discontinued and the four relay version is the one thats current. Which version do you have and there is still the possibility of the other relays bewing bad... All thats on the board are two adjustable 555 based timers and the power supply. I have also seen bad solder connections at the power transformer leads where they solder to the pcb. Mark  |  IP: Logged Tristan Lane Master Film Handler Posts: 444 From: Nampa, Idaho Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-13-2007 12:29 AM                     Mark is probably correct. The voltage on the turret is probably too low for operation. Refer to the thread linked below. I suggest using the search function on problems like this. More than likely, someone else has had a problem like yours and has already generated a thread like it. Thread  |  IP: Logged

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