There were many thousands of Bell & Howell 16mm projectors sold over the years to schools, businesses and individuals. These machines were manufactured between about 1961 and 1988, so they're quite old. It's well known that they have failing (or failed) worm gears, and slipping drive belts.
Even so, many film enthusiast still think that once one of these is refurbished, there's no better way to view your vintage 16mm films. This video should help anyone wanting to replace a bad belt in the B&H 500-2500 models. Thanks for looking.
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Remove back covers
04:45 Watch old belt slip off
05:39 Two ways to remove the belt, I choose the 2nd one
06:43 Remove side cover to access fan cover
10:39 Remove the fan cover & fan
16:13 Remove old belt
20:21 Install new belt
22:14 Check new belt
Resources:
Larry Urbanski is the main resource for Bell & Howell projector parts and tools: www.urbanskifilm.com/projecto...
The best 16mm film enthusiasts forum:
16mmfilmtalk.com/viewforum.ph...
Xcelite bristol screwdrivers set on Amazon (urbanskifilm.com sells a 3-piece set, or check used on eBay):
tinyurl.com/37bbd9c2
Paul Ivester's Bell & Howell 16mm projector models list: www.paulivester.com/films/proj...
Manuals:
www.film-tech.com/warehouse/in...
29 июл 2024
