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Topic: FM-35s... why must you fail?
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Ken Lackner
Phenomenal Film Handler
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Posts: 1907
From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 03-15-2009 12:18 PM
Tyler,
I agree with Gordon. If the presence and motion lights on the failsafe itself are both lit, it sounds like the failsafe is working, and the problem lies in the cabling or automation. Although, I suppose there could be a small chance that something is wrong in the circuit between those lights and the output. So anyway, what type of automation is used? If you have a TA-10, you can flip the bypass switches on the termination board inside the automation and still allow full use of the automation; you just have to keep a close eye on things because it will not shut down if there is a film break, etc.
As for being forced to teach your operators how to properly run a show manually, well, this is a good thing. It is something that every operator should know how to do, and not having use of the automation forces them to keep a close eye on things. (Something that they should be doing anyway, but running manually just reinforces the need to keep an eye on things.) Hopefully they are not leaving the booth for long periods of time if there is a show being run in manual mode.
I recently had an FM-35 where one of the roller shafts was loose, causing the film to not register properly and it would shut down the show. Make sure all the rollers are properly aligned and the film is seated properly on them, especially the large black roller right under the sensor.
Does this problem occur with multiple prints? There could be something funky with the film stock. I've had that happen before, too.
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