Piece by Piece Re-assembly of Cleaned Parts — General Advice and Approaches

Referencing the EIKI Service Manual Having a scan of the Service Manual for the EIKI Model N Series proved an essential aid in the process of disassembly and re-assembly. For example, when it came to cleaning the lens holder and gate assembly, the exploded construction diagram of this somewhat complex and delicate mechanism was an essential pre-requisite. I was able to partially disassemble the gate, clean the parts and re-assemble it.

Beginning the Disassembly Process

The EIKI NT machine needed a more thorough overhaul, so that was the process which I now began. The first step was to disassemble the projector into its component parts for inspection and cleaning.

More Signs of Moving Parts that Had Seized Up

Having attended to the malfunctioning speaker and the broken supply and take-up arm belts, more little problems started to make themselves apparent on the EIKI NT projector.

Broken Supply and Take-Up Belts on the EIKI NT

The supply arm spool was not taking up the film as it should when the projector is put into reverse. New supply and take-up belts were needed.

A Failed Speaker on the EIKI NT

The EIKI NT which I had purchased on eBay had ceased to play any sound through the forward-pointing speaker that’s mounted in the rear cover. A replacement speaker was found and fitted.

A Second Hand 16mm EIKI NT1 Needing Some TLC

An EIKI NT projector purchased in 2010 developed had worked well, but this year a series of small faults required attention.

About this Blog

Growing up in a family involved in film, television and theatre, I have always been interested in the technologies associated with these. This blog started with a project undertaken in 2009 to rebuild an old Pathé Marignon 9.5mm film projector which had belonged to my father, Denzil Howson. Posts about restoration of the Pathé Marignon projector are currently on blogspot at the following url: projectorbench.blogspot.com Since then it this blog has expanded to cover on-going restoration work on film-related technologies.