Thanks Nathan, and to all who replied.
I don't have the camera in front of me right now but it sounds like it is the fuse - it makes perfect sense with the video tap continuing to function.
Of enormous concern to me too is the "why" issue.
This is a "new-to-us" camera, sold by a reputable service provider, who is generally reliable and performed all the proper service before the sale. We've had it for two months and we've run only 15 magazines of film through it during this time. I would love to know the cause of the spike.
Could it be caused by excessive drag from a faulty or mis-loadedmagazine? I suspect just as much "operator error" as anything else (student use). Prior to this power problem, another student group complained of uncharacteristically noisy magazines. They would begin running with the typical Aaton quietude that I expect, but mid way through the camera noise would worsen. Again, over the phone, I would have students go in to the changing bag and readjust the loop and then re-seat the mag. Sometimes it would work and sometimes not. In conjunction with this problem, students reported a "sticky" or unmoving footage counter. One student even suspected that the footage counter may have been providing drag, which caused the excessive camera noise mid-way through the magazines 400ft. load, though with my limited knowledge I simply didn't know if I do not know if this is possible. I was intending to troubleshoot the mag problem with a dummy load, but cannot now until I resolve the fuse issue.
Any take on this, Nathan (or anyone else)?
As always, much appreciation for any replies. No urgency, however. The production cycle is coming to a close for the semester.
many thanks
-Brian Plow
