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[P3D Ivester, Paul <ivestep@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In digest 2217, referring to frame overlap, Peter Eggleston writes:

> Has anyone experienced similar slippage issues with the TDC Colorist
II's?

> I just took two rolls with mine. One was K25, and the other was, well,
let's 
> just say a 'foreign' brand. I sent them both to Kodak for processing.
The K25 
> came back fine, and the non-kodak had about 50% frame overlap on the >
entire 
> roll!

I have had this same problem.  There are (at least) 2 different causes
of 
slippage in the TDC Colorist I and II.  The easiest to fix is just loose
set 
screws on the advance spool.  This, however, does not usually cause
overlap, 
because the film is measured by the sprocket, and is just pulled by the 
advance knob and spool.  Inside, there is a shaft with a one-way clutch 
that can slip.  It's been several years since I fixed mine, so I can't
remember 
the details.  

In general Fujichrome is harder to pull out of the cassette than
Kodachrome.  
The spool slipping problem was found when switching rolls from K to F.
I find 
that it helps to loosen the supply spool with the rewind knob
occasionally when 
winding Fujichrome in a Colorist.

Paul Ivester
Seattle, WA
ivestep@xxxxxxxxxxx


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