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Author Topic: Mainteinance of Vic5 Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-16-2003 12:55 PM                        Hi everyone I'm doing some mainteinance of our V5s during these days. I need your opinion on few problems: 1. The little spring roller just above the gate, the one that hold the print laterally. It usually doesn't rotate. When I install it I tight the lateral screw as tight as it can rotate freely with the minimal lateral movement. But when the print is running the thing doesn't move. 2. The rollers that hold the print on the sound drum. I've been told to clean it with something like white petroleum (at least we call it in this way in Italy!) and no more. No oil, no lubrication. But that roller is ball bearing. With no oil the roller stops rotating in half a day... I do not want to use something like WD40 in my projector. What is supposed to use into that rollers? Thanks! A  |  IP: Logged Stephen Jones Master Film Handler Posts: 314 From: Geelong Victoria Australia Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-16-2003 09:08 PM                     Hi Antonio, When I was useing Vic 5s on a weekly basis used to remove that roller clean and put a light coating of silicon lube.It has to be done every week. Steve  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-17-2003 08:21 AM                        The idea is to keep the roller lubricated without risking any of the lubricant finding its way onto the film - hence sillicon gel, which is of a much thicker consistency than oil and thus less likely to run.  |  IP: Logged

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