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Author Topic: Kelmar Series IV Automation cam timer sticking Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-13-2006 10:14 AM                     quote: Louis Bornwasser Your dealer can get this quickly. We stock them by the hundreds. I agree its nice to support your dealer but a repair of this nature is important to good presentation and expediting the repair of the cam timer should be done. If a tech were making a call to do this and didn't have the switch in his van then hopefully he'd do the same thing so the customer woudn't have to bear another call expense. The switches are very easy to find locally. The cams are keyed so they only go together one way. You can use a felt tip pen to number them. For black cams use a grease pencil or white paint pen. Just take your time and don't rush. Its alot easier than it actually looks. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-13-2006 10:39 AM                     Take a straight edge as long as the stack of timers are.... Take a Sharpie...hold the straight edge along the timers and mark a continious line so that all of the timer placements are now identified. When you reassemble...so long as you reform your line...all will once again be in time.  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-13-2006 10:46 AM                    I think I'll number them and use the straight edge trick. Thanks, that will definately help  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-13-2006 11:42 AM                     Good point Steve! That will assure you that none of the timming adjustments are thrown off during repair of the assy.  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-17-2006 06:48 PM                    Does anyone know if this automation has to be taken out in order to remove the cam? I am trying to budget time for this repair, and when I looked at it, I remember being able to pull it about 3/4 or so of the way out. I noticed I couldn't quite see how to remove the cam from that postiion. It would be so nice and easy to be able to take the cam out without removing the entire automation. Am I able to do that? I haven't been back there since my first post, so I don't have the luxury of looking it over before I return. Thanks!!  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2006 07:27 PM                     Wall mount... No, Console mount... hopefully no if it was installed correctly. Mark  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-17-2006 08:20 PM                    Its a console mount and when I pulled it out, it came out about 3/4 of the way. I couldnt quite see how to get the cam out since it was kind of half in the console, half out. I assume it is held in by screws, and thats what has to be unscrewed..in which case, I'd have to take out the whole automation. Can a board be taken out that brings the cam with it? If not, this is gonna suck.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2006 08:32 PM                     Often the wireing harness is tie wrapped without a proper service loop and that can stop things sliding out  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-17-2006 10:03 PM                    Everything went very smooth. I appreciate the tips for keeping things in order when taking the cam apart, it certainly helped!! It was switch #2 that was bad. Thanks again!!! [ 12-19-2006, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: Frank Dubrois ]  |  IP: Logged

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