Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Ever see these odd swiches in AW-3

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 06-02-2007, 07:13 PM:

Out of at least a couple of hundred AW-3 that I service I've found one with some very unusual switches. I am wondering if this is a prototype AW-3 platter?? Anyone else ever see these? Of course the top deck switch is bad [Mad]

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Mark

Posted by Michael Moore (Member # 3867) on 06-02-2007, 08:06 PM:

The AW-3's I use to use about 8 years ago, (theatre is now closed) had switches just like that. we had six AW-3's and they were all the same as what you have pictured.

Mike

Posted by Sean McKinnon (Member # 612) on 06-02-2007, 09:01 PM:

Yeah ive seen this. I bet it is on a system with the U shaped legs not the V right? An older system.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 06-02-2007, 10:15 PM:

Yeah I've seen them. After reading Sean's post, I think he is probably correct on the vintage.

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 06-03-2007, 08:00 AM:

Yeah; the first ones were soldered in permanently. Louis