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Author Topic: Kelmar Make Bench Neil Robinson Film Handler Posts: 28 From: Coxhoe, Durham, UK Registered: May 2004 posted 05-26-2007 10:36 AM                     We have placed an order for a new Kelmar RTV-8900,I noticed on a picture of booth in another uk cinema the step down transformer is now mounted on the bar that runs along the back of the legs on the base is this correct on the newer models as our old version the transformer is located on a seperate plate under the bench at the back, any info on this would be good. Thanks  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-26-2007 01:47 PM                     That is truely a non-USA question...I would try Tom at Kelmar to get a definitive answer on how they are made. See www.kelmarsystems.com Steve  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-26-2007 06:45 PM                        This bench is a 120 volt machine. The 220 volt transformer is sometimes supplied by Kelmar and sometimes by the dealer. This is the transformer that is less expensive to buy in the UK than it is here; commonly available in any store to allow USA equipment to work "over there." Louis  |  IP: Logged David Graham Rose Expert Film Handler Posts: 187 From: Cambridge, UK Registered: Sep 2002 posted 05-27-2007 05:39 AM                     Greetings The position of the transformer is generally dictated by the materials available to the installer at the time. For instance, if wood screws are to be found somewhere in the projection suite, then the transformer will be screwed to the underside of the bench. However, if the installer has actually remembered that the transformer needs mounting (and this rarely happens) he/she will have brought some hex-head self drilling screws, and the transformer will be accordingly mounted on some metal work. If neither is available, the transformer will sit pretty neatly on the floor, since the cable is generally long enough to meet a wall mounted socket. Probably. From Cambridge, Good aftenoon David  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 05-27-2007 08:12 AM                     I think the Neil was under the impression that the transformer mount was done at the factory. But (as others have suggested) it probaby is installed by a local tech, who places it where ever they can.  |  IP: Logged

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