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Author Topic: Century Portable 35mm ? Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 06-26-2014 10:02 PM                     I've got a chance to buy one of these CENTURY JCC Portables at a pretty good price and its a Pristine Unit. I didn't even know that Century had made a Portable 35mm Projector,and doing some research they seem to be fairly rare.In fact I can't even find any Production Numbers for the Model; so I'm wondering if Century just counted them along with their C Models since it's the same Head.Apparently they showup in Europe Occasionly. Anybody have any dealings with one these Models.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 06-26-2014 11:29 PM                        That is a stock "C" that has been modified. I did know tht Kelmar did some of these, but this is not one of theirs. Note the soundhead built up inside the projector head.  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 06-27-2014 04:00 PM                     Well this is a UK Built Century since it has the WESTREX on the Door Glass. I didn't realize how many Countries built Clone Copies of Century Projectors under their licenseing. I'm surprised that Century wasn't building Domestic Portables like the Devry XD for the Military...  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-27-2014 04:08 PM                        What is the vertical box on the stand? It looks vaguely like a 16mm MARC-300 power supply, but it is clearly not that. And what do the rheostats on the "control panel" do? One might be for the optical preamp gain, but what is the other one? The basic idea of this machine is semi-clever, but I doubt that most would be happy watching color prints that were timed for xenon projection being shown with a tungsten light source. And why does the top picture have an audio tape (or is it video tape?) reel on the takeup spindle?  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 06-27-2014 04:15 PM                     quote: Louis Bornwasser Note the soundhead built up inside the projector head. Wouldn't that cause a timing/sync problem with the sound? Or do you compensate with an enormous loop?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-27-2014 04:32 PM                        There is an extra sprocket at the bottom where the film would normally enter the soundhead. It looks as if the film goes from the lower feed sprocket to the "extra" sprocket and then back up to the "soundhead" part of the machine (probably just barely clearing the solar cell bracket). Alternatively, it would be possible to add a digital delay circuit.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-28-2014 11:55 AM                     I was actually going to do this to one of the Century's I pulled during conversions... I had even set the two aside. But with Sync issues from relocating the reproducer and then issues of being able to easily service the thing down the road I nixed it and gave my Century's to another Film Techer. Doing this sort of thing with a Kinoton or older Phillips makes so much more sense...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-28-2014 11:57 AM                     Looks like an FP23X with the RSSD upgrade.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 06-28-2014 01:36 PM                        We sent a number of FP-20s to the UK (Max Bell) to be converted into dailies projectors in Samsonite suitcases.  |  IP: Logged

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