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238 RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION
diately. Do not use heavy oil. The much advertised household oils are excellent for this purpose; or the oil you use for the projector, mixed half and half with kerosene, will do very well. All idler rollers, including those of the fire trap, should be inspected each day before the first run to make sure they are rotating freely. Sprocket idler rollers should be given one drop of oil each day, wiping all surplus oil carefully away.
Upper Magazine Tension
Every first class projector is equipped with some sort of device to supply tension to the reel in the upper magazine (110) to hold it in retard. This brakes the momentum of the reel, which otherwise would continue to run rapidly after the projector is stopped. Should that occur, when the projector is again started and the slack is taken up, the reel will start with a hard jerk, which is likely to pull the film apart. The necessary tension may be determined by experiment outside of show hours, starting and stopping the projector several times, meanwhile adjusting the tension until the braking effect is sufficient.
Lower Magazine Tension
The reel in the lower magazine must take up (rewind) 90 feet of film per minute. At the beginning, when the film roll is small, the reel rotates at high speed, gradually slowing down as the diameter of the roll increases. (Ill) To provide for this continuous change in speed, slippage is provided for between the driving pulley and take-up reel spindle. In its simplest form this slippage consists of two metal discs, several inches in diameter, between which is a plate of fibre friction material. These two discs are held together by spring pressure sufficient to provide friction to drive the take-up spindle, at the same time allowing slippage to compensate for the continuous change in speed. (112) The spring pressure should be as low as is necessary to keep a slow moving film-laden reel in rotation until the end of the run. Adjust the tension so that when the reel is full its