Hello,
I may be of help to all you Steenbeck owners out there. I have maintained them for more than 30 yrs now and service around 200 throughout the US. The first thing I can say is the manual is of little help to most people (partly because it's in German). Don't get me wrong I do use it at times but only when I get stuck tracing the wiring or when trying to fix an individual board. There are many models and version even we "the service guys" have are hard time keeping the documents in order. It simply does not offer the how to type instruction but shows mechanical diagrams and schematics of the circuits. The only how to that was described within the manual for the older vintage machines had to do with resolving the "B" board for 24fps. The most useful diagram is an overall view of the motor drive system but even that is not easy for anyone but a clever Eng. to decipher. The CD for sale on e-bay is a nice portable way to carry the info but it's not organized. I can't imagine how long it might take to repair something with that as the only resource.
My suggested approach is to contact someone like myself and in relatively short time I can guide you through the process and cut to the chase. The solution then may be replace the board or send it in to be fixed. We have redesigned many of the original boards making improvements and using current state of the art components. The boards are very reasonable in price and carry a 2 year warranty. I also sell most parts such as belts, bearings rollers etc. Check out my web site www.CUTFILM.com I can also advise you if you choose to do deep work on your own but to do so in detail would take a fair amount of time and I am still quite busy these days so I would have to charge something.
Sincerely,
Dwight Cody
The Boston Connection Inc.
