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Old 22nd Aug 2019, 6:28 pm   #81
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Default Re: Bell and Howell TQII 1652 16mm projector

Ok, so I have now finally the new motor speed control module. I can now understand what on face value seems like a really strange angle of the heatsink/mounting bracket and PCB as it has been carefully crafted to fit the available space and also still allow the multipole connector to fit without re-routing (not that there’s much chance of that anyway!).

On first switch on, I discovered that 24 fps (or thereabouts) could be achieved on the 18 fps switch position and vice versa. Upon clearing away the sealant on the 24 fps skeleton pot adjuster to allow its wiper position to be moved, I established that the new module must work in the opposite way to the original (as regards the reference voltages for the two speeds). Anyhow, with my 24 fps ‘click’ leader loop, I managed to set 24 fps up nicely against the second hand of my wrist watch. I did the same for the 18 fps pot. All is well. It controls the motor very well.

I gave the shuttle adjuster approx. 1.5 turns. Any more than that and it was obvious that this placed more load on the motor as my worn out belt wasn’t always capable of starting the projector up from a standing start and it just flipped off the pulley. Nothing is hard to turn at this setting, so hopefully that’s be ok. It’s certainly more quiet and my speed test loop films also projected without any nasty noises (which is more than could have been said before making that adjustment).

I then put a test film through it and managed to set up the sound lens in-out (focus) and rotation (azimuth) positions to achieve max output and max ‘top end’. I have to say that the positioning was absolutely critical and very fiddly for big fingers! My advice is don’t go there unless you really have to. It sounds much better than it ever did, so perhaps something wasn’t right in that area ever since I originally acquired it (not surprising really when the photo cell assembly literally fell out of the machine earlier on in this saga!

I was about to congratulate myself at this point, but that plan was soon dashed as I then noticed that the framing was absolutely hopeless. I was seeing, pretty much two half frames (line across the centre) – I’ve never ever seen it that way out before. I immediately went to the knurled frame adjuster screw but that didn’t have sufficient adjustment to give me one whole frame. Ok, it shifted into view most of one frame, but there was still some of the adjacent frame showing.

I can’t really understand this, because I haven’t done anything in my view that would have impacted on this. Looking back though, I seem to remember that prior to the worm gear failure, the frame adjuster on this machine never did actually give me a symmetrical adjustment. It was always a bit ‘offset’, but it did provide enough adjustment to get one frame exactly in view. Not anymore.

I had a good look round for anything obvious, like perhaps the adjuster arm not engaged properly with the adjuster screw etc, but nothing. At this point, I thought it was probably time to aim for the eccentric cam adjuster at the top of the adjuster arm/shuttle arm sliding plate. I adjusted it as far as it would go and tried again. Whilst this improved matters, I still don’t have sufficient adjustment.

So, near, yet so far.

Now what folks? The novelty of fixing this is now wearing a bit thin ..

Regards,

Andy
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Old 22nd Aug 2019, 6:30 pm   #82
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Default Re: Bell and Howell TQII 1652 16mm projector

The eccentric came adjuster for framing is shown in the first photo. Go left from the yellow cable towards the gear. It's the black adjuster at the top of that stack.

The speed module is shown in the second photo.
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