Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

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(25 -GRAMS CONSTANT FORCE ) 021 400,000 800,000 1,200,000 1,600,00 FEET OF FILM Fig. 3. Effect of wear on area of pole pieces in contact with film. SOUND DRUM SURFACE AFTER 777 HOURS BEFORE LiFE TEST Wj LIFE TEST (1,680,000 FEET OF FILM) Fig. 4. Change of contour due to wear (25 grams constant force). the curve shows relatively constant wear with respect to the amount of film passing through the projector. The change in pole-piece area is shown in Fig. 3. This also shows the most rapid change during the first part of the test and very little change thereafter. Figure 4 shows the wear of a head use in the tests. The dotted line represen the periphery of the sound drum. The tests were not carried to destru< tion because it was thought advisable t retain the full performance of the hea \ after running what was considered com mercially satisfactory film footage. 504 April 1953 Journal of the SMPTE Vol. 60