Re: [photo-3d] self running ektagraphics

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

boris@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> End of November I want to put on a little stereo slide show here.  My
> friend Jordan Patkin has a pair of ektagraphic AF2 projectors that each
> have an automatic timed advance feature.  They also each have a socket for
> attaching a remote advance focus controller.
> 
> Is there any way to get these to automatically advance (unattended show)
> AND stay synchronized?  We tried connecting the two projectors with a
> "splitter" cable (which connects two projectors to one remote controller),
> and they just went bananas, advancing slides willy nilly (so you couldn't
> even use the cable for its intended purpose!).

This may be similar to sync'ing some cameras with electronic
shutters.  Sometimes you need to put diodes in the circuit to keep the
cameras from setting each other off.

-pd


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