International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1936)

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34 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST December 1936 NEW SUPREX GENERATOR READIED BY ESCO A new motor generator for use with Suprex arcs has been designed by and is now available from Electric Specialty Co., of Stamford, Conn. These machines have been designed so that two projectors may be operated from the same motorgenerator during the change-over period without affecting the picture illumination. The Suprex arc will operate satisfactorily with much less ballast resistance than the standard arcs. Some ballast resistance is necessary, however, to prevent destroying the crater when striking the arc. These Esco motor generators are designed for satisfactory operation, but at the same time the ballast resistance is low enough to insure great savings in the power bills. NEUMADE PRODUCTS NOW IN ITS NEW HOME Neumade Products Corp., makers and distributors of a wide line of projection accessories, is now located in its new and larger quarters at 427 West 42nd St., New York City. Oscar F. Neu, president of Neumade, extends through I. P. a cordial invitation to projectionist visitors to New York to drop in and inspect the latest appliances. WESTINGHOUSE LAMP CUT Westinghouse has reduced the price of its complete line of motion picture projection incandescent lamps, effective immediately. The reductions will average about 10% on all sizes of lamps. The increasing use of home movies, resulting NOTES from the SUPPLY FIELD • in production economies, is cited as the reason for the slash in prices. G. E. announced a similar reduction a short time ago. FISH-SCHURMAN NEW HOME Fish-Schurman Corp., distributors of optical, scientific and technical glass and porcelain, have moved their offices and showrooms to larger quarters at 250 East 43rd St., New York City. A testing and control laboratory has been installed for the convenience of their customers. Fish-Schurman are the American agents for the Jena Glass Works, of Germany. ANDRE DEBRIE TAKES RCA PRINTER LICENSE Andre Debrie, Inc., manufacturer of studio and laboratory processing equipment, has ibeen licensed under RCA patents to manufacture and sell a new non-slip printer for film processing based on technical developments of the RCA laboratories. Other equipment manufacturers also are negotiating for similar licenses. The non-slip printer automatically compensates for differences caused by shrinkage of the processed negative and positive film printed from it. RCA points out that with ordinary printers, minute variations between print and negative at the point of printing blurs the photographic registration. AEROVOX ISSUES CATALOG An enlarged and considerably revised catalog has been issued by Aerovox Corp., 70 Washington St., Brooklyn, N. Y. It covers a most extensive line of condensers and resistors for radio and allied applications. The outstanding feature is an entire section devoted to exact duplicate replacement condensers, listing standard sets and their condenser replacements, in order that the serviceman can secure replacements precisely matching original equipment. Many new condensers are announced for the first time. Extensive price reductions reflect the popularity of certain standard items. A copy of the catalog may be obtained by writing the company direct. DAWSON JOINS DETROIT N. T. S. W. P. Dawson, member of I. A. Local 199, has been added to the Detroit salesstaff of National Theatre Supply Co. Dawson has been with the equipment supply business, on either full or part time, for the past 15 years. He will devote all of his time to his new duties. Motiograph Model K Adapted to W. E. 211 Sound Head On the milled surface of the crankshaft bearing, a bracket has been installed which carries the idler and film chute necessary for guiding the film to the sound unit. The path of film travel through the projector and thence to the W. E. 211 sound head is clearly shown in this photo. The accompanying photos refer to changes on the drive side. New reversing gear has been added in order to operate take-up sprocket in a reverse direction from that customary on all previous models. This was necessary because the mechanism was doing the entire work of feeding the film through the sound head, pulling it over the Erpi "kinetic scanner," and then feeding into lower magazine. Adapter extension plates were necessary to advance the motor-drive unit to line up perfectly with mechanism-drive unit on Model K base. This brings the "T'r slot forward where the regular motor attachment fits. Made necessary on Model K base because the "T" slot iron sets a bit back of the measurements of the standard Simplex "T" slot motor table support casting.