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Author Topic: Barco Series 1 convergence tools Philip Wittlief Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Chicago, IL Registered: May 2003 posted 04-29-2015 03:10 PM                        Does anyone have the official convergence tool kit for Series 1 Barco's and could take a picture of it? I have tried putting my own tools together to do it but have had a hard time reaching everything. Any tips for convergence on the 'old system' series 1's? thanks.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-29-2015 06:00 PM                     The primary tools are the Loooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg allen wrenches. They are over 1-foot long. Ours are "home made" in that they were close "English" sizes to get the long versions in the US...then filed to fit the metric allens. Lastly heat shrink was placed over the shank to keep them from shorting anything. The rest of the "tools" are suitable metric allens for loosening/tightening the boards. Red is easy to get to...green tends to have stuff in the way and requires the right length L keys to get to all four. The added joy is doing this all powered up!  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 04-29-2015 06:37 PM                     Steve Did Barco make a retrofit kit with the cable extenders for the older machines?  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-29-2015 07:25 PM                     Not to the best of my knowledge. Via the service manual, it indicates that there series 1s with the flex shafts but I have not heard any mention of a retrofit. I'm sure if one existed, it would require precise torque specifications to get the right amount of "slippage" for the adjusters to work with.  |  IP: Logged

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