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Author Topic: Washing Dolby 3D Glasses Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-04-2012 04:25 PM                        Manny - try putting the glasses in the rack upside-down and your problem will magically lessen.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-04-2012 05:16 PM                     Thanks, Mike - Alas, that did not work for me. I get the best result when I stack them in alternating (nose up/nose down) fashion. Maybe you have different glasses, or perhaps the correct tray, or maybe I didn't understand exactly what you meant (although it seemed pretty clear). Would you please post a pic?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-11-2012 11:25 PM                        Sorry I didn't get to this sooner. You just put the glasses in the rack upside down, alternating from one side to the other. I have also found that it's easier to make the glasses stack properly when you load the rack horizontally -- that is, you fill the entire bottom layer first, then the next layer up --- rather than doing one stack at a time. This keeps you from "bumping" the glasses into the adjacent glasses as you stack them. I'm pretty sure we have the same rack as in the original pic at the top of this thread.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-11-2012 11:30 PM                     Thanks! I'll try that. I hope mine look as nice as yours.  |  IP: Logged Matt Wooten Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Milwaukee, WI United States Registered: Sep 2012 posted 11-05-2012 03:16 PM                     Hello, everyone. New member reviving an old thread. Not the best way to start things off, I know. Sorry about that. We are about to get a Dolby 3D system and I have ordered the appropriate baskets from Marlin Wire for washing the glasses. Marlin tells me that the baskets are 8.5" tall, which makes them about half an inch taller than the spacing in most dish racks (the aluminum caster footed carts for holding dish baskets). It seems that the baskets may be tall on the front and back lips, but shorter on the sides where problems may arise. Can anyone tell me what brand of racks they are using to transport and store glasses and what the spacing is in those racks? I'm looking at this: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/channel-mfg/grr-8/p350307.aspx Thanks for any help you can provide! MATT  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-05-2012 05:46 PM                     Welcome -- reviving an old thread is preferable to starting a new thread for a topic that already exists -- so, you're fine. The Marlin racks -- front/back are taller, and the sides shorter -- on the top. The bottom is designed to "mate" with the tops, to allow stacking. (The Knight dishwasher will accommodate a pair of stacked baskets.) I'm not at work now, so I can't take measurements.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-05-2012 06:58 PM                        Just for a point of info here....we have the "undercounter" model of dishwasher which can only handle one rack at a time. (of the current model racks, that is....I'm not sure about the older model.)  |  IP: Logged Matt Wooten Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Milwaukee, WI United States Registered: Sep 2012 posted 11-06-2012 08:54 AM                     We also have an undercounter machine with a total vertical clearance of 16", so it looks like we will be doing one basket at a time as well. Thanks for the quick responses. Please let me know what kind of trolleys/racks you guys are using for these baskets. Industry standards seem to be at 8" vertical spacing, so I'm nervous as to how these 8.5" Marlin baskets will fit, if at all. Thanks again, MATT  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-08-2012 04:58 PM                     Measured my basket. (Oh my!) And it is 8.5" (Oh my!!!)  |  IP: Logged Matt Wooten Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Milwaukee, WI United States Registered: Sep 2012 posted 11-12-2012 09:07 AM                     Well, I couldn't find any carts/trollies that could confirm spacing sufficient for these 8.5" tall baskets, so I grabbed some random junk tray carts off of Craigs List and I have a handy fellow I know cutting them up and welding them back together into something that will work. I will only be able to get 4 baskets in each cart, and it sure won't be pretty, but it should get the job done.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-12-2012 02:10 PM                     If you went with the cart that Dolby recommends, you could get 10 baskets on a cart.  |  IP: Logged Matt Wooten Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Milwaukee, WI United States Registered: Sep 2012 posted 11-19-2012 12:17 PM                     I inquired with Dolby about carts and they had no recommendations, nor did Marlin wire. If Dolby has some sort of recommendation on their website and I missed it, I will be most irate.  |  IP: Logged Fred L West Film Handler Posts: 24 From: Concrete, Wa USA Registered: Jan 2011 posted 12-19-2012 02:05 PM                     We're getting ready to install our digital system with Dolby 3D and wondering about the options for cleaning the glasses. I've talked to someone with 2 3D screens and they hand wipe/clean theirs because the lack of room for a dishwasher plus the cost of the machine. Is anyone else hand washing. I know what Dolby recommends for a washer but that's out of our budget would like something small and under the counter, also wondering why just a home type washer wouldn't work, just seems like there should be a better option than spending several thousand for cleaning.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-19-2012 02:39 PM                        If you opt for hand-wiping, trust me you will drive yourself crazy unless you can find some ambitious staff willing to do it. We bought a dishwasher but it took longer to arrive than it was supposed to, so for our first six weeks of 3-D movies we were hand-wiping glasses. That's an experience I do not wish to repeat! Keep in mind that you can't just wipe the lenses...you need to SANTITIZE the glasses, plus any glasses worn by kids will have sticky goo on them that you will have to get off. We still hand-wipe many of the lenses to get water spots off, but that's way easier/faster than spraying and wiping the complete units. A home-type dishwasher might work but I'd be curious how you would get the glasses to sit properly in the machine. Might be possible with some modifications. If you come up with something be sure to post photos!  |  IP: Logged Fred L West Film Handler Posts: 24 From: Concrete, Wa USA Registered: Jan 2011 posted 12-19-2012 03:14 PM                     Mike, I know I read somewhere the type of washer you have but would you mind telling me again, any idea of the kind of money you spent? I don't like the idea of hand cleaning but at least it will buy me some time until I figure the best options.  |  IP: Logged

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