Re: Eclair Cameras: English 400' mags and 48fps...

[Warren Yeager <wy@warrenyeager.com>]

Looking at the mag now....the flat plate:  is it removed by the four screws
near the capstan the roller on the take up side??   Thanks for your advice,
August.   I'll check it out.

Warren Yeager, SOC
www.warrenyeager.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "august loessberg" <jerdog@ou.edu>
To: <EclairACL@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: Eclair Cameras: English 400' mags and 48fps...


> Warren
> The english mag was not designed for speeds faster than 48.  but it sounds
> like your problem is easily reparable.  If your capstan and take up are
not
> turning it could be the steel band that drives them is broken or off the
> track, look under the flat plate on the takeup side to make sure you have
a
> good steel spring band, the kind used in old movie projectors.  It could
> save you a repair bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Yeager [mailto:wy@warrenyeager.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 6:52 PM
> To: EclairACL@topica.com
> Subject: Eclair Cameras: English 400' mags and 48fps...
>
>
> Is there an issue with running English 400' mags at 48fps?  I had my
English
> 400 footer jam on me this weekend.   I'd used it on several other shoots
and
> all was dandy, but I did run a couple 48 fps shots on it this time.   I'd
> run 48 and an occasional 72fps on my French mags with no ill results.
>
> I have an ACL 2 with a HD motor, I checked the camera and everything's
good,
> but the English 400 footer seems dead.   Neither the capstan nor the take
up
> reel turn when the camera's running.   It'll go to George Zorzoli
tomorrow.
> Warren Yeager, SOC
> www.warrenyeager.com

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