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Arriflex 16MM camera model S

Arriflex 16MM camera model S

Troubleshooting the obvious and less obvious: Camera will not run. Check to make sure the motor clamp is snug. The camera motor body is the return electrical path and must be touching the motor housing clamp tight enough for a good electrical contact. The film buckle switch might not have been set properly. Open the sprocket wheel mechanism and then close. You don’t see it but a little plunger resets the film buckle switch to the “ON” position by open…

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Lighting Instrument Repair – Grounding

Lighting Instrument Repair – Grounding

Problem defined Grounding of professional lighting instruments is an ongoing problem that is being perpetuated with no resolution in sight. This is a real problem for a number of reasons. The first and foremost is that the manufacturer employ manufacturing methods that I believe are cost cutting and thus lead to inferior grounding integrity of most lights. Another possible cause arises out of the history of lights and how they were used for studios. Most of the lighting fixtures used…

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