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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 08-11-2002, 01:44 PM:
What's the availability for Ashcraft spares?
A Core-Lite (not Super Core Lite) needs
1. A new reflector to replace a cracked one (book spec is 16")
2. A blower motor & housing (the whole thing is gone, including the 3-hole flange which bolts to the bottom of the lamp houseThe manual specifies "graphite lubricant" for several points: square rotating shaft, upper negative slide rod, rotating head, positive drive chain, positive rotationg chain, negative chain, dowser swivel stud. This can't be regular powdered graphite; for something like the square rotating shaft it would need to be graphite in some sort of sticky/slimy carrier. What's being indicated by "graphite lubricant"?
What's this guage mentioned in the manual that is "shipped with every Core-Lite" for positioning the positive 6 3/4" from the back of the reflector when inserting it? Can it be bent from sheet metal? I just stuck a measuring tape through the reflector & snagged the back to measure.
Has anyone got a ballpark figure on UltraFlat's reflector re-silvering cost?
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Remember, the way to remember which carbon is which is that blue electricity shoots out of the positive carbon, & orange electricity shoots out of the negative carbon. Both "negative" & "orange" have an "n" in them.
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 08-11-2002, 05:42 PM:
Doesn't WOLK stock parts for Ashcraft?
Posted by Rick Sanjurjo (Member # 1365) on 08-11-2002, 06:33 PM:
I would try Wolk in Chicago and International Cinema Supply in Miami.Rick
Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 08-11-2002, 09:13 PM:
TRY WOLK FIRST!!!!! They used to make the silver jaws and alot of other parts for them.
Mark
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 08-12-2002, 01:28 AM:
Thanks guys, I'll call 'em up.