Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Christie Platters

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Posted by Fred Mossman (Member # 1822) on 10-29-2007, 04:05 PM:

So my friend has a lead on a 5 deck Christie Platter for $1000. I've seen some pictures and it seems in pretty good shape. I'm waiting for him to get back to me with which model it is.

Now, how does the price seem to everyone? And, more importantly, this platter doesn't have a MUT with it. If he buys a MUT seperately, does it have to be the same model, or can any Christie MUT work with any table?

Thanks, Fred

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 10-29-2007, 06:37 PM:

Other MUTS can be adapted, done it many times. But no others will directly plug into the AW-3 as-is. You will have to essentially build an AW-3 mut out of what ever mut you end up with. A variac based mut can also work well, just rectify the AC output of the variac with a bridge rectifier

Mark

Posted by Thomas Dieter (Member # 2507) on 10-31-2007, 04:44 PM:

This seems all to coincidental that the Park 11 theatre in Winter Park, FL just closed, and he's got a lead on a 5 Deck Christie. They too had one, where's your platter coming from?