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Leo Enticknap
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Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 05-17-2018 09:43 PM
Boiling it down to its essentials, the Barco "smart maintenance" regime consists of:
A (monthly, assuming a regular multiplex usage pattern) - clean out the air filters
B (every 2-3 months) - clean out the air filters, plus a few other things
C (every six months) - this is the heavy maintenance check, consisting of about 40 steps in total. Essentially, it consists of cleaning every surface that needs cleaning, including the hard to reach ones, checking the condition of all parts with a design life shorter than that of the projector itself, and replacing where necessary, checking the adjustment and alignment of everything tweakable, and updating the projector, ICP or ICMP, and (if you have one) Enigma card software/firmware to the current version.
D (every four years) - replace the coolant pump (or in the case of a 12C, the light engine fan).
The answer to your question is that not doing C has similar consequences to not having a major service on your car done when it comes due. It won't blow up like Mount Kilauea tomorrow, but with every hour of use that passes, the likelihood of a breakdown and having to hand out 500 refunds to a full house of customers increases.
As Monte points out, the maintenance program is designed such that A and B can be done by theater staff, but C and D are only intended to be carried out by a tech who has done Barco school. This is because (a) you will need to cause a physical tamper alarm, and know how to reset it, and (b) you will need to touch components of the projector that can be seriously and expensively damaged if you don't know what you're doing with them. You don't need to do either to complete A and B.
That having been said, I do understand that if you're in a very remote location, the cost of bringing a tech in can be a significant problem. Do you have a technical service vendor that you work with - maybe the dealer that sold you the projector? Maybe they know of a Barco trained tech who, if not local, might at least be based in another city in Bolivia. If that isn't possible, maybe they may be able to provide some phone/Skype support to look at a diagnostic package from your projector, and from there help you to take care of anything that looks like it could turn in to a major problem.
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