Kodak Carousel Projectors breaking left and right...

Kino · May 2, 2021

Decided to try to mount and project some slides tonight and BOTH of my Carousel projectors broke consecutively after the first slide! Both failed to advance, so it has to be that damned plastic "link" disintegrating.

Had to order the rebuild kit from MicroTools.

Anyone ever used this kit?

runswithsizzers · May 2, 2021

I have not had to replace that particular part. I believe my plastic advance mechanism was replaced by a local repairman when I had a CLA done on my 750H in 2004.

But I have had to replace the "focus pinion gear" - twice - once in 2010, and again in 2019. Both times, I got the part from Tom Kelly in Milford, Connecticut, who sells on eBay as "atomk". I'm not sure about the part I got in 2010, but I was told the one I got in 2019 was newly custom manufactured from a different (better) plastic than the OEM part.

Since you are going to have it apart, anyway (not an easy task), you might want to preemptively replace the focus gear, too, if it is as old as the slide advance part (?)

Kino · May 3, 2021

runswithsizzers said:
Since you are going to have it apart, anyway (not an easy task), you might want to preemptively replace the focus gear, too, if it is as old as the slide advance part (?)

The kit I purchased has the link, the replacement rivet to hold same and both gears for focus. You can purchase a different kit for projectors that do not have auto or remote focus from Microtools as well.

As you say, the new parts appear to be made from Delrin plastic and should hold up better.

Looks like there is a small cottage industry growing around those old rotten plastic parts!

CMoore · May 4, 2021

Kino said:
The kit I purchased has the link, the replacement rivet to hold same and both gears for focus. You can purchase a different kit for projectors that do not have auto or remote focus from Microtools as well.

As you say, the new parts appear to be made from Delrin plastic and should hold up better.

Looks like there is a small cottage industry growing around those old rotten plastic parts!

Good Heavens.................i am Duly Impressed that there are parts and directions being Made/Sold for these projectors.
I never would have thought........

AgX · May 4, 2021

Maybe you all rather get the german made S-models. I am not aware of any specific issues with these.

AgX · May 4, 2021

No such site of any completeness.

-) US models: "Carousel" and "Carousel xxx (number)

-) german models: "Carousel S" and "Carousel S-az xx (letters and numbers)

And then there are those Ekta-something models...

Mamiya_Repair · May 5, 2021

All the Carousels and Ektagraphic projectors pre-1981 used the same release solenoid link that will deteriorate over time. When the 4000 series Carousels were introduced in 1981, they had a different link system and they hold up quite well. Sure, I have replaced many hundreds of these solenoid links on the Carousels but they were a very popular projector, Kodak sold a large number of them and most of the links last 20 years or more. Many consumer items these days don't have that long of a service life.

AgX · May 5, 2021

Mamiya_Repair said:
All the Carousels and Ektagraphic projectors pre-1981 used the same release solenoid link that will deteriorate over time.

To my understanding the american and german Carousel models are very different in interior-design and -parts.
(I only know the US model (later version) by its service manual, and not yet disassembled a german model).
Please correct me if I am wrong.

Mamiya_Repair · May 5, 2021

Yes, I should have said all Carousels 6xx,7xx,8xx and Ektagraphics pre-1981 use the same link. And you are correct, the German and American Carousels are quite different in design and construction.

Wallendo · May 5, 2021

I used one of these kits a year ago. The project went well, but I had to make 3 trips to the hardware store to pick up specialized tools I needed.

BrianShaw · May 6, 2021

Wallendo said:
but I had to make 3 trips to the hardware store to pick up specialized tools I needed.

Can you tell us what tools are needed, please?

Kino · May 6, 2021

Curt Fargo gives a list of tools he uses in the video below, but he does this on a regular basis.

You can get by with less with some ingenuity.

Wallendo · May 6, 2021

BrianShaw said:
Can you tell us what tools are needed, please?

A flexible screwdriver/socket makes the job much easier. If you watch the video, you can get a feel for what is needed. A long hemostat is also quite helpful.

my projector has the focus control, so it was somewhat more difficult.

AgX · May 6, 2021

There is a written manual to that kit and the only tools not usual in a private home are spring hook, hemostat and syringe.

BrianShaw · May 6, 2021

Thanks. Hemostats are useful for all sorts of things. For me, though, they seem to grow legs and walk off too often. Like list paper clips... I wonder where they all go!

Wallendo · May 8, 2021

A hemostat is useful, but a longer thicker clamp is easier to use. I have one I bought from a retired surgeon. They are not easy to find however unless you want to pay high prices from a medical supply house.

MattKing · May 8, 2021

I bought my hemostats from a tool store - they had them on display with the needle nose and locking pliers!

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