Help needed with my Bell & Howell projector.

External Since: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 1

Hello,

I just bought a used B&H model# 465 regular 8 (sorry, but this was the
closest usenet group I could find) projector, and it runs fine, except
for one problem... The take up reel seems to exert too much torque on
the film, as everything looks great up until the film threads around
the reel. After that, the picture gets extremely shakey and makes an
incredible racket. Oh yea, it also sounds fine when I snap open the
lens housing (but of course there's no picture).

I don't really know too much about film projectors, but do any of you
guys have any ideas?

Thanks,
Philip

External Since: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 3

Generally speaking--the take up reel (inside the casing) often has a nut
which can be tightened or in your case loosened to reduce friction on a
continuously rotating spindle-this allows the take up to rotate at different
speeds depending on the amount of film on the take up spool.
steve

"Phil Morganelli" wrote in message

> Hello,
>
> I just bought a used B&H model# 465 regular 8 (sorry, but this was the
> closest usenet group I could find) projector, and it runs fine, except
> for one problem... The take up reel seems to exert too much torque on
> the film, as everything looks great up until the film threads around
> the reel. After that, the picture gets extremely shakey and makes an
> incredible racket. Oh yea, it also sounds fine when I snap open the
> lens housing (but of course there's no picture).
>
> I don't really know too much about film projectors, but do any of you
> guys have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Philip