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Author Topic: strong platters Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-14-2004 02:15 AM                     Kinda looks like Brad, Joe, and Ken are the only ones that have a constructive comments and suggestions in the last several posts.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 06-14-2004 02:22 AM                        I have the Strongs at my indoor house. I don't at all care for the vacuum cleaner motors. By the time they catch up with what the projector's feeding them on startup, they're going so damned fast they barely slow down before they hit the top of the rail. However, if timed properly, they do work OK (I have one of Brad's platter rings for emergencies). Seems keeping them in good shape demands more attention than it should though. I like their MUT because you can get film on and off the platters in good time. We did find out that you can wrap the film around that set pin on the control rail. Running the print over a stationary plastic button will play hell with a print, something we learned the hard way. I've got 3 old ORC CP302 platters at my drive-in. They're the ones with the orange trees, rim-drives and Dodge distributor points in the brains. They're old and clunky, but they treat film fine and have enough torque to keep up with the fastest projector starts and stops. Their MUT has a gear reduction motor I swiped from an old Sword, and it'll handle 14,000 ft reels. Unfortunately, the rimdrive advantage that makes it's operaton so sweet during presentations prevents it from running very fast in makeup mode... so it loads a print really slow! Otherwise, I'm keeping these things going as long as I can. They're the best product ORC ever made, as far as I'm concerned.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-14-2004 02:31 AM                     Jack, if you so desire, I'll drop in and take a peek at them this week when I come into you area. Besides, I have a can of glass cleaner to compare notes with when I get there. Is the coffee pot gonna be on?  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 06-14-2004 02:47 AM                        Great to have you down this way, Paul. Got a day in mind? Coffee is a critical staple here.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-14-2004 02:49 AM                     How does Thursday sound? I'll probably have to ride that damned ferry, but that's OK. I can spend some time in the engineering spaces with the 645 or 710 V-16's. I miss them. I'll give you a call soon to firm that up.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 06-14-2004 02:51 AM                        Sounds good. If you still have my cell # (360-340-XXXX) give that a call. If not, I'll email it to you. It's been years since I got a tour below decks. It amazed me how willing they were to show me around... given all those "no trespassing, crew only, death to all who knock" signs.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-14-2004 06:52 AM                     Ironically, I like the Christie MUT. I prefer a vertical reel for build up over a horizontal one...gravity is working for you, not against. As to the rewinding aspect...get a rewinder or rewind table. With the Christie MUT, you have a good splicing area too. As to scratches...BY FAR Christie houses take the cake in my area...they do it before the first show and as they tear the film down...since the MUT roller is not fixed...it leaves it to the operator to decide...for some reason, the big spinning platter deck riding on the film surface doesn't scare them one bit. As platters go, I have no particular problem with Strong/Potts offerings. Steve  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-14-2004 06:59 AM                     Ummmmm Steve, the last time I checked Strong platters had a user-adjustable roller for buildup/breakdown as well. I know it doesn't affect breakdown, but who is still in the stone ages of print buildup with MUTs? No theater should be deprived of at least one Goldberg platter reel. Steve already said what I would have regarding the vertical MUT vs. the horizontal MUT. Horizontal MUTs are stupid.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-14-2004 09:26 PM                     Brad, YEs the Strongs are adjustable but don't need to be adjusted for each use. Now one can mark lines on the Christie pole to help the booth-idiot but that won't stop them from setting it wrong anyway. Steve  |  IP: Logged

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