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Author Topic: nec900c zoom problems David J Hilsgen Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: SAUK RAPIDS,MN . USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 10-02-2015 04:02 AM                     Lens zoom failure, stays in flat any ideas shows scope on the menu screen, took lens in/out did'nt make a difference i'm thinking that motor on the side of lens  |  IP: Logged Ian Freer Expert Film Handler Posts: 135 From: Wellington, New Zealand Registered: Oct 2003 posted 10-02-2015 05:47 AM                     It could be a motor failure, but I've had a similar thing happen on a couple of different NC-900's. In my case, simply "helping" the lens zoom seems to get things back on track. I.e. Take the front cover of the machine, press the SCOPE button on the side panel and jiggle the lens a little. Press the FLAT button and jiggle the lens again. I don't know what is actually causing the issue, but gently rocking the lens zoom mech while driving it to flat or scope seems to sort it out. Sorry I don't have a more technical description, but it really has been a case of just helping the zoom mech while the lens is trying to move between flat / scope that seems to help. NOTE; If you remove the front panel you need to know the tamper clearance password...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-02-2015 07:11 AM                     It is also best to never be at the extreme of a lens (or shifter's) range. On an NEC, you are supposed to check on the shift to ensure you are in the shift range before saving the preset (it will say out of range if you are not...but you actually have to tell it to check).  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 10-12-2015 05:22 AM                     Some early production NC900C had a misplaced lens motor cable that could become damaged after repeated lens change operations. NEC has a technical paper on it. Typically, with the defect, the motor driver board will be burnt, and either the driver IC or the whole board has to be replaced. Wether this is the cause of your issue, I don't know. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-12-2015 12:34 PM                     Well, the forst thing I;d do is test your lens in another NC-900. Otherwise what Carsten said! There actually exists a tech bulletin on this shorting issue. If the cable shorts it blows out the lens motor driver chip. USUALLY causes the shift to run either completely up or down though. Pull the top (if you are qualified) and carefully inspect the board that's on top near the front of the projector for burn marks right on the chips. You must repair that cable before the lens driver board is replaced or you will also immediately blow a new board!! I've this failure mode happen on two of almost 40 NC-900's I've installed. Getting to that wire that shorts is a bitch! Replacing the lens mount or repairing the wire is even more difficult!! Some major disassembly required. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-12-2015 02:45 PM                     Oddly enough, NEC doesn't post the tech bulletin on this one.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-12-2015 03:24 PM                     I am sure I sent it to you. It's from Wrong, not Right. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-12-2015 07:58 PM                     I might have it...I was noting that it is not on the NEC site in the tech bulletins for the NC900.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-12-2015 10:13 PM                     You are correct!  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 10-13-2015 07:32 AM                     I was discussing this issue with a german NEC integrator. He had never heard of the issue and said NEC wouldn't know about it. It seems indeed that the only reference to it come from 'Wrong'. Mark sent the file to me then, thanx for that. Talked to a german NEC service tech later and he told me he already had serviced a couple of machines with this fault. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-15-2015 03:53 PM                     Thankfully it is not a very common problem because for NEC Warranty they send out a new lens mount and that thing is a bitch to replace! Mark  |  IP: Logged David J Hilsgen Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: SAUK RAPIDS,MN . USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 10-16-2015 05:17 AM                     Thanks everybody for your help,i Switched the lens between projectors ,there 3 900s in this theatre & it don't work in the other projector either then i took one that worked & put in that projector w/ the lens problem & it worked were the other lens did'nt i'm just waiting for a response on warranty from nec but i,ll check the wiring by those motors.but like you guys said, if it would of, chewed up those wires it would of burned the lens driver board.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 10-16-2015 08:05 PM                     If switching the lens makes a change, then it's not the motor driver/cable issue, but simply a defective lens/motor or lens motor contact. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged

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