Kinoton FP 38 E Premiere - Changing a Constant Speed Sprocket; Pad Shoe

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Troubleshooting
Issue: 08/2012
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Picture moves
vertically (jumps)
- skate pressure isn’t adjusted correctly-
- skate height isn’t adjusted correctly
- lm print defective [verify with test lm]
- skate is worn
- intermittent sprocket damaged
- adjust
- adjust
- get new print
- change
- change (service)
Picture moves
horizontally
(waves)
- ceramic discs are blocked or dirty
- ceramic discs are worn [rare]
- remove and clean
- change
Perforation
damage in direc-
tion of travel
- skate pressure is too strong
- intermittent or upper/feed sprocket
teeth have worn
- adjust
- change the worn sprocket(s)
Perforation
damage against
moving direction
of travel
- take-up friction is too strong
- lower/holdback sprocket teeth
have worn
- adjust
- change the worn sprocket
Perforation side
damage
- sprocket teeth are damaged
- pad shoe is damaged
- lm gate position is not correct [rare]
- change sprocket
- change pad shoe
- adjust
Scratches on lm - lm loop is too large
- emulsion particles / dirt on rollers
- rollers, skate, and/or lm runner strips
are defective or worn
- thread lm correctly
- clean
- change the worn or
defective part
Picture blurring - shutter is not adjusted correctly
- skate pressure too low
- adjust (service)
- increase pressure
Soft image - dirt on lens elements - properly clean front / rear of
lens
Unable to stay in
focus
- excessive heat from xenon lamp - decrease xenon current and/or
use IR heat lter
- replace damaged IR heat lter
- make sure light is properly
distributed so there is no
“hot spot
Misframed image - incorrect threading
- misframed splices
- thread properly
- re-make specic bad splice