Maintenance

spacer gate handle

locking lever

inching knob

Cleaning the Spacer Gate

Loose dust leads to a build-up of emulsion on the spacer gate. This can cause scratches on the film and a change in the coefficient of friction.

•Switch the camera´s main switch off and disconnect the camera from the power supply!

•Turn the inching knob until its marking matches that on the movement block.

•Turn the locking lever towards the “OPEN”-position to swing the movement block away from the film gate.

•Press the spacer gate backwards by its handle ➪ photo. Then remove by pulling upwards.

•Remove the layer of emulsion from the spacer gate

➪ photo with a plastic rod (e.g. an ARRI film gate cleaner). Under no circumstances use hard or metal objects.

•When cleaning, pay particular attention to the spacer gate if film stock with a strong tendency to build up emulsion (e.g. b/w stock) is being used.

•Take hold of the spacer gate by its handle ➪ photo and insert it at an angle from above into the movement block.

•Push the spacer gate downwards until it locks audibly in place.

•Close the movement again.

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