Tokiwa T-60 manual

[Adina Handrau]

Hello, does anyone have the manual for Tokiwa T-60, 35mm portable sound projector.
I am looking to find out how to disassemble the intermitent, as it needs a cleanup.
Thank you in advance.

[Jonathan Wood]

You could try this email tokiwa-hp@tokiwaseiki.co.jp

they don’t have any spares or manuals anymore but there does seem to be someone there who can still offer advice on 35mm . They don’t respond very quickly though . Good luck

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

I don't reccommend running any rare, or important film on that thing. I had one years ago, and they are very hard on film. So, run some junk film on it first!! Also, they leak oil really bad.
Good luck with it...

[Jonathan Wood]

Yes, make sure there’s no slack when you switch it on seems to be the advice everyone gives . I got hold of one last year that is in absolute mint condition, I don’t think it’s ever been run . I paid very little for it . Funnily enough I only got around to checking it over yesterday. It’s held on to the oil I put in but I haven’t fired it up yet as it’s a110 v machine I think and didn’t come with a power cable so I’ve got to fit a new power socket and get hold of a transformer. Looking inside it’s very simple electrically, alarmingly not even an earth fitted !

[Adina Handrau]

Thanks for feedback, Jonathan and Mark!
Yes, it's a simple projector, it leaks oil indeed...
I am discovering few tricks on disassembling the main drive shaft and intermitent. Interesting enough the intermitent does not have a way to check the oil level, unless, I am missing something...a manual would help.

[Ryan Gallagher]

Thanks for feedback, Jonathan and Mark!
Yes, it's a simple projector, it leaks oil indeed...
I am discovering few tricks on disassembling the main drive shaft and intermitent. Interesting enough the intermitent does not have a way to check the oil level, unless, I am missing something...a manual would help.

Based on that oil-fill port design... maybe you were supposed to check level with some sort of dip-stick. heh. That or the tube itself is the sight-glass (it appears transparent) and you were supposed to fill up to a certain point on the tube.

[Jonathan Wood]

On my machine there is a sight glass where the vertical brass tube is in your picture . You fill it to a mark etched on the side which is half way up the tube . It didn’t take much oil but so far no leaks . There are also three or four other brass oiling cups for the gears . Did your machine come with its own transformer/psu? It looks like it’s 100/50 or 110/60 depending on pulley and 110/100 vac to the exciter unless I’m missing a feed from a sep winding ?

[Jonathan Wood]

While we’re at it , does anyone recognise this exciter lamp ? It appears to take a direct feed from 110 v ?

[Jonathan Wood]

While we’re at it , does anyone recognise this type of exciter ? It appears to take 110v .

[Adina Handrau]

Messenger_creation_C7E1913B-10EE-4FDF-8919-F7037CE3D245.jpgIt is an 8.5v 4A lamp, it requires separate power supply. You could get a printer adapter 9V 5A power supply.
My projector does not have a transformer, its for US.

[Jonathan Wood]

That’s interesting, it looks like yours has been modified. Mine doesn’t have the XLR exciter input . In mine the exciter is fed straight from the 110 vac in . The mod is Probably because 110 bulbs with horizontal filaments are difficult to get hold of . I’ll probably modify mine to use an LED

[Adina Handrau]

20250125_092724.jpgI am not sure if it's modified, but I doubt that exciter lamp its 110V lamp.
My lamp looks like yours, I got the specs from lamp, mine is 8.5V 4A and works.

I am curious, what type of oil do you use?

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Although in the old days they did use AC, it was there in case the normal DC exciter lamp failed, the use of AC was frowned on since a lamp running on AC would inject hum into the sound system.

[Adina Handrau]

On my machine there is a sight glass where the vertical brass tube is in your picture . You fill it to a mark etched on the side which is half way up the tube . It didn’t take much oil but so far no leaks . There are also three or four other brass oiling cups for the gears . Did your machine come with its own transformer/psu? It looks like it’s 100/50 or 110/60 depending on pulley and 110/100 vac to the exciter unless I’m missing a feed from a sep winding ?

Do you have a picture with the sight glass?
I'd like to see the marks for the oil level.

[Jonathan Wood]

It is a strange set up , I’ve traced the exciter back and it shares the same live pin as the motor , which is a split single ph type rated 110/60. I was going to disconnect it from the live pin and wire it up to DC anyway for the reasons Mark points out . I just used some Kinoton oil and it seems ok . Not sure what Tokiwa recommended . I’ll try and get a pic of the sight glass , the full mark is half way up it