P3D Re: 3Discover/Discover3D

["Jim Crowell" <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>At 01:32 PM 7/20/98 , Peter Davis wrote:
>
>I really enjoy the views in the 3Discover.  However, the advance/rewind
>mechanism sounds so feeble and overworked, I'm always worried it's going to
>jam or break or something.  I think I would have preferred a mechanical
>advance.
>

Yes!  I recently tried to look at some cartridges that I hadn't used
for a few months & very single one jammed towards one end of the film.
 After several minutes of shaking, whacking on my palm, and
advancing/re-winding the film with a toothpick I was able to get them
working again, though the motor still whines a bit louder at that end.

I think film archivality/collectibility is not going to be much of an
issue with these things; I'll be amazed if any of them still work
after 5 years...

-Jim C.

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