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PostPosted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:52 pm 
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How come UK thrift stores never have anything cine related???
Out of interest, Dan, how much did you pay for the machine?

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Mike, I paid $40. It's very rare that I find any projectors in thrift shops. If I see one, usually it's a silent B&H. Actually, that is how I got back into home cinema. Back in 1995(when I was just a wee ladd [set5_b/set5_b/hat.gif] ), I came a cross a Bell & Howell 500 series projector and 25 educational films. It was a half price day, so I pick them all up for a total of $75. I still have some of the films.

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$40, nice.
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My first thrift store find was a B&H 266A in excellent condition with working lamp for $10.00. Still have it and it still works great.


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Here are a couple of pix of the ST-800. Anyone know what year this was made. It has a round plastic window on the back about the size of a quarter to view the voltage selector. It also has a 2 prong round power out. It looks like it has never been used. The inside is also sparkling clean. The belts have turned to goo. After I replace them and lube it, I'll report back. It's missing the power cord, but I did manage to power it up. The amp is clean and the motors is smooth and quite.


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Hey Dan,

Nice machine: the opticals are unusual!

I think you may be missing a part. There is a curved shoe that sits at the bottom of the lower loop that flattens out the film so it can pass over the sound heads. It has a sprung plunger which holds the stripe to the playback head.

I don't see this in your photo, but then again the resolution and the shadows may be hiding it.


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Steve, I just compared it to my other ST-800 and all the parts near the lower loop are there. If you look to the right of the bottom sprocket, you should see a a small light green part. This part is flexible as the film runs under it.

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Is that a stereo machine?

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It's a mono machine. It does have record capability. 800' reel capacity. 150 lamp.

BTW, I need a power cord for this baby. Here is a pic of the power out:


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That power cord is a new one on me: my ST-800 also has an unusual cord, but different from this.

I really like it when they use the IEC-320 style cord (Like on ST-1200 HD): if you lose or damage the cord, a replacement is no further than the closest dead computer!


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