Snap-on magazine
General
This co-axial magazine has two compartments: film-feed and take-up,
toothed-sprocket and guide-rollers. Each side has a removable locking
lid. Loading of the film feed side is carried out in a dark room or in a
changing-bag in the case of normal reels of non-exposed film; it can be
carried out in day-light with daylight loading spools. The loading of the
take-up side part is carried out in daylight in both cases. To fit a
magazine to
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the camera, or to change magazine, is work of seconds.
a)
Daylight loading spools.
These are generally available for 100 and
200 foot reels. Eclair will supply spools with removable flanges, that
can hold 400 feet of film, which provide the possibility of daylight
loading the film feed side of the magazines.
b)
Reels.
The non-exposed film supplied on reels has a plastic core of
(/) 50 mm.
Counter.
On the upper part of the magazine is a counter (F 52) which
indicates the number of feet or meters of film that remain. This
counter automatically returns to zero. Two separate counters are
provided either for spools or reels.
Side doors
On each door, film-feed side and take-up side, are two white plastic
discs on which the cameraman may record information as to the
emulsion used, the footage, etc. or any instructions for the processing
laboratory.
Safety system
1. A torque limiter prevents mechanical damage in the event of a film
jam.
2. If, for any reason, the loop disappears, a sound indicator (H 74)
placed under the lower guide shoe (H 3) of the drive sprocket
switches on and warns the cameraman.
SECTION VIII
It Is Important that the loop coming out of the magazine be 12 per
forations long and have the same length at both ends of the gate
(photograph
I).
A correctly formed loop also adds to steadiness
and
to the silence of the camera.
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