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Author Topic: Need Service For Eiki 16mm Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 07-13-2003 04:26 PM                     I have an Eiki 1510 xenon 16mm projector (about 30 years old) I purchased used. As far as I know it works just fine. But I would like to have it checked out and serviced if necessary as I plan to put it to some very heavy use. I have learned Eiki no longer services their own 16mm projectors. Does anyone know of a service company that would handle it?  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-13-2003 06:44 PM                     Pop on over to the forums at www.film-center.com for more help, but KMR Electronics in Santa Ana, Calif is an authorized Eiki repair center and still has some Eiki parts.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-14-2003 12:19 AM                     Robert Film Service in Montreal also has Eiki stuff. They'll answer the phone in Frence of course, but when you identify yourself they will speak English. They've helped me a couple times.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-14-2003 09:31 AM                     Be aware that Eiki not only doesn't service these machines, they no longer even provide parts support. Don't dispair, however, as the belts are standard Grainger or McMaster items, Superior Quartz has just cloned the Ushio lamp (350w, but your rectifier can handle it fine--even Eiki was substituting them at the end), and most of the mechanical components are common with early IAV incandescent machines. John Whittle on 16mmfilms.com is an invaluable resource if you get stuck.  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 07-15-2003 08:04 PM                     Thanks guys, I'll check 'em out.  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 07-19-2003 03:31 PM                     I just had a talk with Robert at Robert Film Service in St. Laurent, Quebec and he informed me he had reconditioned the machine before he sold it to me and it shouldn't need servicing and should stand up to heavy use very well. He's also going to supply me with a 'scope attachment and other accessories. He says his web site will be up and running soon. His phone is the same and he has a new email address. I don't remember if I can post it but here it is: robert@robertfilm.com. If I'm wrong Brad can zap it. Thanks again for your help.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-19-2003 05:21 PM                     Bob: The 1510 5000' arm version I once had was also from Canada and had Robert Film service stickers on it. FYI, the machine was a workhorse...the only problem I ever had with it was that at one point the lamp wouldn't strike. I couldn't figure it out (even after speaking with Eiki's top service tech Tim Plew who's no longer with them), so I gave it to a buddy of mine who runs a TV station. One of his tech's found an intermittant lose connection in the rectifier feed cable connector which cured the problem. The only problem with the 1510's, IMHO, is the size and weight. They are NOT portable--more like lugging a DeVry XD around--and the newer EX series Eiki's, which are truly table top size, have more light output. Keep in mind my tip of going to a 350 watt xenon. Crank it up to 16 amps and you'll have no problem with it. The only mod is to remove the anode strap from the machine and hook the lamp's strap to the machine's stud. You'll get close to 1000 ANSI extra light "for nothing". Good luck with it. It'll probably outlast all of us.  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 07-20-2003 08:26 PM                     Thanks for the tip Jeff. And you got that right, that sucker is NOT portable. Of course, once I get it in there it'll stay even if I convert to 35mm later.  |  IP: Logged

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