Cinematographic annual : 1930 (1930)

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386 CINEMATOGRAPHIC ANNUAL before the picture projection lens and the sprocket which must carry the sound record with a uniform motion in front of the photoelectric cell. Special precautions are necessary to prevent vibrations and speed fluctuations, due to either a varying supply PROJECTOR HEAD FILM TENSION PAD GUIDE ROLLER... APERTURE PLATE LENS TUBE EXCITING LAMPSTRIPPER LAMP SOCKET LIGHT GATE FILM PICK-UP AMPLIFIER \PH0T0-ELECTRIC CELL SPROCKET A' GUIDE ROLLER FIGURE 3 voltage or a varying load, from affecting the uniformity of rotation of the sound sprocket. The speed of the driving motor is automatically controlled as described in this paper under the heading Maintaining Synchronism. A mechanical device is also interposed between the sound sprocket and the rest of the moving equipment of the projector so that no abrupt change of speed will be transmitted to the sound sprocket. Fig. U shows the exciting lamp and the lens relative to the film plane. The light from the exciting lamp is focussed on