Niles Essanay SilentFilmMuseumThis is a power supply for a 16mm projector (ours use arc lights and that takes a lot of juice). This one failed during a show a week ago (thanks to a spare, and a quick-thinking volunteer, we got things up and running again in only a few minutes).
I had a scheduled visit with my "projector sensei" in San Rafael today, and I really prefer to get there by train+bike+ferry. This thing's heavy but in a backpack it's ok. I'm not going to try carrying a projector on my back though!
Anyway, the issue was a burnt out bridge rectified, and I'm happy to say this it's fixed and on it's way home.
If you want to read up on what this part does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode_bridge
#movieprojector #restoration #silentfilm
I had a scheduled visit with my "projector sensei" in San Rafael today, and I really prefer to get there by train+bike+ferry. This thing's heavy but in a backpack it's ok. I'm not going to try carrying a projector on my back though!
Anyway, the issue was a burnt out bridge rectified, and I'm happy to say this it's fixed and on it's way home.
If you want to read up on what this part does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode_bridge
#movieprojector #restoration #silentfilm
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