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Posted by Matthew Bailey (Member # 601) on 02-01-2002, 04:06 PM:
I just had an idea involving ten Simplex projector commandments.
You post the rest. Number 10 is
Thou shalt not drop the intermittent assembly when
removing or installing it.
Posted by Paul Harnden (Member # 1034) on 02-01-2002, 05:22 PM:
Commandment 9:Thou shall not put thine finger next to a running 35/70 sprocket, for if ye do thou whilst know true pain.
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 02-01-2002, 06:29 PM:
Hmmm..
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 02-01-2002, 06:30 PM:
Commandment 8:Thou shall not use thy toothbrush to clean thy sprockets WHILE THY MACHINE IS RUNNING!
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 02-01-2002, 08:34 PM:
Thou shalt anoint thy projector with the sacred oil.
Posted by Matthew Bailey (Member # 601) on 02-01-2002, 08:59 PM:
Number 10 refers to what also happens to a starwheel or cam of an intermittent if you drop it you just might as well forget about using it again unless otherwise. Thou shalt drain the oil when moving,transporting or storing the projector or when closing the drive-in for a while.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 02-01-2002, 10:18 PM:
1 read the f*/*&^ manual
2 the rest are in the above except
3 treat with professional respect
Posted by Ken Lackner (Member # 1002) on 02-01-2002, 11:49 PM:
6: Thou shalt not remove the spring on thee upper pad roller assembly, or though whilst spend hours trying to get it back on! (slight exageration, but I think you know my point. 
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Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 02-02-2002, 12:12 AM:
Ken, they can be a bitch. Did you recall seeing that little hole in the thing the spring wraps around? Well, a paper clip works nicely in that little hole to keep the spring and its retainer compressed so it won't bounce across the booth a jillion times... 
Posted by William Hardie (Member # 1112) on 02-02-2002, 12:49 AM:
5 - Thou Shalt not take thy name "Simplex" in vain when all goes wrong and then wish it were a "Century". Thanks Ken for welcoming me to Film-Tech. Hopefully I'll make a worthwhile contribution from time to time.
Cheers;
The Westhills Elf
Posted by John Walsh (Member # 168) on 02-02-2002, 09:54 AM:
Your Harley-Da... er, Simplex doesn't leak; it marks it's spot...
Posted by Ken Lackner (Member # 1002) on 02-02-2002, 10:12 AM:
ROFLOL! Paul, I know you can use a paper clip. Someone on this site told me about that. (Sorry, I can't remember who you are.) But that was long after I had my own unfortunate misshap! Now I'd rather not mess with it at all, paper clip or no.
Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-02-2002, 01:12 PM:
Ken,
If you think the upper pad roller spring is bad you should try a shutter compensator. Actually after yyou mess with either one for a while you'll find the easy way!
Mark @ GTS
Posted by Don Sneed (Member # 955) on 02-03-2002, 12:20 AM:
commandment# 4.....thy shall not attempt to remove the intermittent movement without looking at the manual FIRST !!
Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 02-03-2002, 01:20 AM:
Ken, I too have had the misfortune that befell you but I swear that pales in comparison to the torture I recently endured trying to put a footage counter back together. Sounds simple? Ha! Inside those numbered wheels are small brass whatchyamhoozies that are pure, undeniable evil.
Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 02-03-2002, 10:09 AM:
Regarding ALL things mechanical: Never underestimate the perversity of inanimate objects.
Posted by Darren Solomon (Member # 1120) on 02-03-2002, 06:52 PM:
Thou shalt not thread up a tripple interlock or more and walk away. Then only to come back 10 minutes later to see a core wrap. Cancel the triple interlock boss! No Ali!