Removing projector shutter?

[Kurt]

Hello!

Does anyone know how I should go about completely removing the shutter of my Elmo K 100 SM? This should give me a good set-up for transferring film to video using the variable speed control, shouldn't it?

Thanks!

Kurt

[tom hardwick]

Er - yes and no. You'll get a lot more light onto the screen though generally for transfer work this isn't a major requirement. You won't be bothered by flicker because nothing's flickering (apart from the filament).

But the Elmo doesn't have a particularly fast pull-down and I'm sure your idea wouldn't work. I can't see any way you could avoid photographing the frames while they were in pull-down mode, and this would absolutely destroy the transfer.

If you're projecting a really BIG picture then removing the shutter can indeed work, and the human eye is very tolerant of the slight vertical streaking that occurs in this mode.

tom.

[Roy Brown]

I've been experimenting with removing the shutter on an old Reg 8mm and replacing it with a 4 bladed one. This will give less flicker at around 15 fps which will be closer to the 16fps many old Reg 8mm was shot at. IF you want 24fps you need to replace the 3 blade with a 5 blade shutter. YOu will not havegood results with no shutter.

[ulrichsd]

Can you just buy a 5 bladed shutter and replace it yourself? If so, where can ou get such and item?

Scott