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Author Topic: Any one out there use Horizon Equipment? What do you think of it? Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 09-14-2008 07:26 PM                        China stinks but Japan is another story... I serviced a theatre full of Tokiwa's once. There were built like tanks!  |  IP: Logged Tristan Lane Master Film Handler Posts: 444 From: Nampa, Idaho Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-15-2008 03:31 PM                     Certain things seem to be messed up in translation: From the website: quote: 3.Bending film gate with springiness steel tape, triple-lens turret is coupled change with the metal curtain film gate. Huh? Curved gate and metal curtain. I'm guessing that's the aperture plate. quote: This machines is still equipped with pay-out and take-up each other, the lowest plate stories film. Platter uses polarization slice photoelectricity coupling governor machine. It is patent technology.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 09-16-2008 12:50 AM                     That sounds similar to the instructions I had on a portable MP3 player: "Do not ram the hard things."  |  IP: Logged Andrew Bangs Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Kerrville, Texas, United States Registered: Sep 2008 posted 09-16-2008 01:12 AM                        The Photoelectric Governor... The Brain units on the Platters use IR sensors to "govern" Speed. The Take up is also controlled by an IR sensor. quote: James Westbrook "Do not ram the hard things." "While searching porn My hard drive got a virus. Now it's a floppy"  |  IP: Logged

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