Re: Compco 500

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Smaller, lighter?  I don't think so.  They look about the same size and,
> having shipped a few in my life, they weigh about the same.  Perhaps the
> 716 might be a bit heavier or bigger, but the 116 is about the same.

For what it's worth, the Compco 500 projector was called "very modern
and compact in design (thanks partially to the use of smaller and
newer CZA lamps with proximity reflectors)" in the Feb. 1980 issue of
Reel-3D News.

Perhaps it's being compared to Compco's Triad (which I have) projector?
The picture I'm looking at *looks* more compact, but pictures can be
deceiving.

It's interesting that it says that the lamps are electrically turned
off and on during slide changes.

Mike K.


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