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Author Topic: Strong AP-5 problem Alan Gilbertson Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Carpentersville Il 60110 Registered: Nov 1999 posted 08-26-2006 03:29 PM                        I have a Strong AP platter. It is a 5 deck system and the bottom half will not rewind, but it will payout. This is happening with the 3 decks running off of the same variac. Any clues? Thanks  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-27-2006 01:09 PM                     probably the micro switch on the takeup roller that does the programing for payout/takeup  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-27-2006 06:06 PM                     I don't have a schematic in front of me but if memory serves...there is a resistor right after the variac to determine the take up speed. In non-ap platters there is a resistor in each motor. The resistor forces the shuttle/elevator/yo-yo lower so that the payout platter has extra speed available to catch up. I would check the schematic of the AP platter, locate the resistor for the bottom decks and check the connections there.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-27-2006 09:52 PM                     That resistor is usually mounted to the plate on the top of the post  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 08-28-2006 03:40 AM                     This kinda answers my question that I was having on the Alpha platters then - why the A-3 units have a three pin plug to the motor whereas the AP-3 has only the two pin plug - since the A3 has those 2ohm 25w resistors within the motor frame working with the mode switch on the front doing the "A/B" switching between diode and resistor....is this right on this assumption then? -Monte  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-28-2006 06:13 AM                     Ayup.  |  IP: Logged Alan Gilbertson Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Carpentersville Il 60110 Registered: Nov 1999 posted 08-28-2006 02:18 PM                        Thanks to all for the help. The problem did happen to be one of the resistors in the top of the platter column. One of the wires had come loose.  |  IP: Logged

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