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Author Topic: Platter Take up Problems Joshua Burnham Film Handler Posts: 43 From: Rainier, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 01-19-2004 04:44 PM                     Hello all, I just recently came acrossed a problem with one of my christies aw3r platters. Problem being in the take-up arm which does not engage until almost to the motor. I tried to recalibrate the motor control card with no positive results. Replaced card entirly, but it still did not solve the problem. The centerfeed operates fine and maintains correct speed. The projectionist on the clock when problem was noticed said he thought he might have caused the problem by engaging the arm while the make-up button to said platter was pushed in. I on the other hand dont see how that could be possible? Any advice, direction, or experience with the aw3r's would be most useful to me. Thank you film-techer look forward to your comments  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-19-2004 04:59 PM                     Sounds like the arm is not adjusted correctly under the axle. Remove the brain from the takeup platter and tell me if that doesn't solve your problem. If so, that tells us what the problem is. If not, that also helps to tell us what the problem is.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Burnham Film Handler Posts: 43 From: Rainier, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 01-19-2004 05:10 PM                     Brad, What do you mean by remove the brain? I'm guessing center-feed.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-19-2004 05:47 PM                     Yes, brain, feed plate, center-feed, payout assembly, that weird contraption in the middle of the platter deck, whatever you want to call it.  |  IP: Logged Manuel Francisco Valencia Expert Film Handler Posts: 151 From: Oklahoma City, OK, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 01-19-2004 07:11 PM                     Joshua I have had this problem before and sometimes it turned out to be that there was not enough tension on the filter tension spring. To get the tension right just read the AW3 tips.  |  IP: Logged Michael Rourke Expert Film Handler Posts: 159 From: San Luis Obispo, Central Coast of CA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 01-22-2004 02:44 AM                     Along the lines of what Manuel said, attached to the end of the take up arm (hub end) is a little white lever that moves the filter across the sensor...is it possible that the end snapped off and is enagaging late, causing your delay?  |  IP: Logged Joshua Burnham Film Handler Posts: 43 From: Rainier, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 01-25-2004 04:12 PM                     Thank You, Its so hard to find good help these days, but in this case it is definatly an exception. Michael, fortunatly it was just a spring tension issue and not the problem you had suggested. By adjusting the filter spring I was able to correct the problem. Manuel thanks for the help. Joshua Burnham  |  IP: Logged

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