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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-03-2003, 06:48 PM:

NICE JOB SAM! It rocks!

>>> Phil

Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-03-2003, 09:10 PM:

Thanks!
My screening went well last weekend, not a problem at all.
I still need to work on my lenses a little as my scope overshoots the screen but I found out the lens front glass will move forward so I adjusted it until I filled the screen with no overshoot and locked it down. My flat lens is a little long so it doesn't quite fill the screen as it is short on each side about 8 inches but I will live with it for now. I did find out that not all lens are made the same at least in the thread and size department. Its a bitch when you have to try and find an adapter that will mate one brand lens with a scope attachment. I also really need to find some RP40 to sharp focus my scope lens. I got it pretty decent now using a loop of the screen masking portion of a CAT251 jiffy test film. Got me close but I really need an RP40 to finish it. The 4 channel sound from my CP50 sounded just as good as anything that cinemark has to offer, or in my opinion it was good enough. One day I hope to upgrade to digital. Anyway, going to Missouri to pick up a couple more projectors so I want be around till Sunday.
Again thanks for the compliments as it makes my day. [thumbsup]

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 07-03-2003, 09:31 PM:

Sam's screening room looks great. What type of scope lens did you use and how did you set it up for the short throw (assuming that you're not using the latest Schneider lenses that will focus down to 20 feet)?

Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-03-2003, 10:28 PM:

Thanks Scott!
I am using a B-L Cinemascope attachment with the silver front and is modified for short throw use by extending the groove that the lens movement moves in and also cutting back the back of the internal lens housing. My prime lens is a 4 inch Sankor.
Anyway, It all works good.
By the way I am changing the name of my cinema from SDH Cinema to STAR Cinema that way I come come up with a neater graffic.

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 07-04-2003, 01:18 AM:

Just saw the pictures, looks great Sam! Nice and clean, I'm sure your wife won't kick you out too soon. [Smile]

quote:
My flat lens is a little long so it doesn't quite fill the screen as it is short on each side about 8 inches.

That's OK Sam, you don't want to crop your flat image (on the top and bottom) anyway, right. [Wink]

edit: unless of course you're including the top and bottom as sides and they're a little 'short' too... in that case I'll just shut up! [Big Grin]

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 07-04-2003, 01:32 AM:

What th..?
In West Monroe, a screening room is a sleeping porch.
What's going on?

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 07-04-2003, 08:48 AM:

Looks great, Sam. How long has it taken to get all that equipment together?

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-04-2003, 10:45 AM:

I've seen a lot of theatre booths that don't look that good! Very impressive, Sam!

What happened to the home-brew pedestal you made a while back?

Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 07-04-2003, 12:18 PM:

Sam, is that a Cavalier Coca-Cola vending machine in your booth? I'm guessing a CS-80C or D...

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-04-2003, 11:25 PM:

Oh, yes... is that also a "Mark of the Devil" vomit bag on the wall? Wish I'd kept a few of those. We used to have a carton full at my hometown theatre back in the 70s, but the employees used them all for popcorn.

Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-06-2003, 08:11 PM:

Hey Tim,
Found you some mark of the devil bags!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3535078133&category=778

It took about two months to put together the whole thing, as some of it came from my old cinema [Wink]

Hillary, you are right about the Cavalier CS80 but you must be looking on my old cinema pics. Look on the sneak prevue for the new SDH cinema.

Bought two more BX80's as which I am rebuilding now, never can have too many. [Smile]

Thanks and enjoying all the compliments [Smile]

Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 07-07-2003, 07:46 PM:

Might I add, very nice job on the wiring [Smile]

Josh

Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 07-08-2003, 11:46 PM:

Great commandeered-bedroom booth, Sam!

Enquiring minds want to know...how did you explain the subpanel to the city's electrical inspector? Subpanels in bedrooms aren't exactly a common sight...(well, neither are home theatres running 35mm!) [Big Grin]

Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-09-2003, 08:45 AM:

I live outside the city limits and am not subject to inspectors.
What would be wrong with this installation anyway codewise?

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-09-2003, 08:51 AM:

I assume that since a subpanel could be a source of fire and/or shock, it should not be located in a living area accessable to children or those unfamiliar with its risk.

Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-09-2003, 11:58 AM:

Whats the difference between a subpanel branching off a main circuit? How could that be a danger as I have seen this type of installation before? My breaker feeding the subpanel is rated at the max current of the feedwire connecting the subpanel to the main panel. All circuits leading to the subpanel are breakered and ran it conduit. Full grounds and nuetrals are being used. I don't see a problem.

Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 07-09-2003, 07:45 PM:

Don't worry, Sam. You definitely did your homework, from the look of the installation and the comments you made in your last post [thumbsup]

. I don't mean to imply you flouted any regulations on the installation of your subpanel; curiousity just got the better of me. [Smile]

FWIW, I checked the Panelboards information (article 384) in the 1996 edition of the National Electrical Code. There's no mention of "prohibited" installation locations per se. As far as subpanels being a source of fire and shock as John Pytlak mentioned, that should never be a problem as long as the subpanel is manufactured, sized, and installed according to code, including installing an outdoor-style panelboard where required. (Please note that my copy of the code is at least two revisions old--the rules may have changed since then. Also, the National Electrical Code may be superseded by more restrictive codes in some cities and towns.)

How else would you explain the circuit breaker panels in the hallways or closets of apartment units? Those are essentially subpanels.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-10-2003, 03:33 AM:

NEC has no restrictions to locating a sub-panel, or Main-panel, in a bedroom.... or even a closet...or anywhere for that matter. It just has to be installed and grounded properly.

About THE only thing you can't do is put a gas Water Heater(or any gas appliance) in a bedroom or in a closet off a bedroom...OR have an entrance from a motor-garage directely into a bedroom.

>>> Phil