Your thoughts on this : POLYESTER IN DETONATION

[Jesse Crooks]

In the platter days, we mostly had Strong platter systems. Didn't love them. There was a clutch on the feed spindle that provided some drag, but I don't recall any externally visible adjustments for it and have no idea how precise it was. When breaking down a print you would disengage the motor so the drive tire no longer made contact with the deck, and the platter deck was completely freewheeling. You had to provide holdback tension with your hand, gently gripping the ends of the deck. I believe I recall reading a Film-Tech post back then by someone who had rigged up a friction clutch for one. It might have pressed a felt pad against the deck?

Kinotons, on the other hand, ran like a dream. They used a Hall sensor to detect the mass of film passing between the MUT and platter, and automatically regulated it to provide the perfect holdback tension.

[Frank Raia]

Jesse and Ryan, great info! Nothing I use have clutches. I am going to buy those gauges for sure. I'm sure right now I am rewinding to tight. The platter that I am rebuilding is the very much hated super platter.