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DEBRIE PROJECTORS
This is quite a late Debrie catalogue, I think - I acquired it with a machine. You could add mag sound.
I have completely dismantled a Debrie D16 picture head, down to the last nut, bolt, roll-pin etc. Why, you ask yourself, does a nerd who so loves projectors do such a thing? Well, a) because I want to; b) because I need the space; c) because I have a surplus of Debrie picture heads for which I cannot honestly ever see a use; d) it is a great source of bolts and nuts and occasionally other bits - I am forever rummaging thru my collection of random screws to find just the one I need; and e) how else does one learn how a projector ticks and generally learn and practice stuff that helps to preserve other projectors?
Care is needed with old, disused Debrie motors. They are condenser start, and can get fried when the centrifugal mech jams and fails to cut the condenser out of circuit as soon as the motor has started. Open the end up and make sure it’s working before running.
For those interested in this sort of thing, these
pictures show the main ticking bit of the Debrie, viz the claw mechanism, from
the back. The
re
are two cams, the in/out cam being exactly like that on a Pathé Baby. Unusually,
the upper and lower arms that ride on the main cam are not in a single piece -
there is a gap at the back (left in the pic). This presumably helps to ensure a
completely square up and down movement. The in/out cam follower has a slot that
rides on the in/out cam, and this follower moves up and down on the thing I have
labelled slider in response to the movement of the main cam. The triple claw is
fixed to the carrier by something that looks very like an elongated cycle chain
clip.
I have tried labelling these pix, but it don't seem to come thru on the web version.
I have a stack of Debrie picture heads, with the curved base, but not the amplifiers they sit on. If anyone needs one of these, or some spares, I'm your nerd. Two are in the throes of conversion to 9.5mm (not started by me); I must see one day if they can be made to work.
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