Servicing projection equipment (1932)

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LAMPHOUSE 25 LAMPHOUSE This section applies to the housing of the mechanism only. Troubles with Lamp, Carbons, etc., are listed under LIGHT SOURCE where they are actually observed. 1. Lamphouse is "Alive" It is charged with elect ri city and produces a shock, if touched. (a) — It may be an older type of lamphouse. See whether the lower jaw of the lamp, when it is tilted, touches the metal of the lamphouse. If so, insulate it with a sheet of non-conductive material such as asbestos between the jaw and the housing. (b) — In the newer model lamphouses when the metal is "alive," it is probably due to the following reasons : 1. The lamphouse is not grounded. 2. The ground connection to the lamphouse has been disconnected and a ground has allowed the current to escape from the carbon current-carrying jaws, arms or contacts. If the lamphouse is