Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

FILM VAULTS 203 itruction and installation problems. The uninsulated or walercascade cabinet, which is the more economical to install, will be as a typical solution to the problem posed. The basic principle of the water-seal cabinet, stated briefly for the convenience of the reader, is a diversion of heat from the storage area of the cabinet into a common flue, and the introduction of water into the cabinet where it flows over, under, and around each film can. The source of the water is an automatic directional spray-type sprinkler head. Each film is stored horizontally in a metal can, and in a separate compartment that is vented to the common flue. The cabinet can be designed for either 1000 or 2000-foot reels of film and for as many of each as needed in either the 35-mm or 16-mm size. VEP-TICAX FLUt SWATTER OLA.SS OR. FLUTTER. MEMBRANE. ROOF LEVEL OR. CONDUIT SIDE WALL VlfeW OP VA.UL.T y-r " " VSCUFPER, Fig. 9 — Side-view elevation. A, cabinet flues; B, water-supply line. For the sake of illustrating the construction problem under conleration, however, a cabinet that will hold 24 1000-foot, 35-mm jls is cited. It consists of a 4-inch drain base, a 72-inch storage ;tion, and an 8-inch hood containing the water sprinkler. The overheight is, therefore, 84 inches. The topmost can is 76 inches from 3 floor, or within easy reaching distance without the use of a foot)1 or ladder. The installation of this cabinet requires either a hung tiling, or a conduit over each row of cabinets, into which the upper part of the flue is inserted. Fig. 9 shows a side view and Fig. 10 shows an end view of such an installation. Fig. 11 shows a ceiling plan with the use of conduits. Fig. 12 shows an enlargement of a hood near the juncture of the ceiling or conduit.