Handbook of projection for theatre managers and motion picture projectionists ([1922])

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878 HANDBOOK OF PROJECTION FOR (B) All cables, pulleys and the curtain should be examined, to make sure nothing has become fouled. After locating the trouble and repairing same, close the main line switch and start the machine to make sure everything is all right. Should the mechanical clutch slip under the load the machine is pulling, turn adjusting screw I to the right onequarter of a turn at a time until the slipping stops. CAUTION. — The adjustment of the mechanical clutch is important. Screw I must be so adjusted that the clutch will just pull the normal load the machine is called upon to handle. The clutch is a safety device and must not be tight enough to pull anything more than its normal load. If the curtain does not open and close completely, do not adjust the clutch differently, but locate the cause that has made it slip.