FFHS-NEWS Microform equipment for disposal

[News from the Federation of Family History Societies]

Intercom (an information management company) still have available for
disposal, the following free second hand equipment. If you are involved with
a local or family history society or other not for profit or community group
and are  interested in any of the below please contact:

Frank Legroux, email <frank at intercomuk.com> Tel: 020-8567 2211 for more
details.  The equipment is all in West Ealing, London W13.

A)	Reader-printers, Canon  PC 80
		 
		1) PC 80 bodies (3) & paper trays (3) & paper-catch trays
(2) 
		2) Fiche carriers (2) 
		3) Film carriers, 
		 a)16/35 mm motorised, older patterns, only designed to work
with 1 of the PC80s and need some attention.   Model 780M (1) and 380M (1).
There are also two spare controller boards for these, condition unknown (1),
dead (1) 
		 b)16mm for film in cartridges or C-clips only.   Model
AC100C (3), suitable for 1 of the PC80s. Two of these certainly need
attention. 
		4) Zoom lenses BZ02 = 16X-32X (2) 
		5) Fixed-ratio lenses B03 = 23.5X (1) & B05 = 33X  
		
		B)      Reader-printer, Canon PC70 

		1) PC70 body, needing some attention, including replacing
upper fused roller.. Includes paper tray, paper-catch tray (but this lacks
the 2 attachment hooks). 
		2) Fiche carrier 
		3) Fixed-ratio lenses.  Many, from 17.2X to 35.5X 
		
		Toner cartridges for A) & B), negative image to positive
print, part-used, condition unknown (4)
		There are also some handbooks & leaflets. 
		
		C) Fiche reader hand-wind units
		 
		for 16/35mm film (2 pairs & 2 odd right-hand ones!).  With
ingenuity these can be used to adapt some fiche readers also to handle
roll-film
	
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		Notes
		It's not known how old the equipment is, but probably at
least 20 years.  The equipment almost certainly needs some professional TLC
from an engineer, and a contact could be provided 

		The PC70 was launched in the UK in about October 1984 and
the PC80 a year later.  Both have been fantastically successful microform
reader-printer workhorses.  Both use the same toner cartridges and lamps;
they both produce A4 prints on ordinary plain paper.  Essentially the PC80
is a vertical version of the PC70.  The PC80 is far more commonly used for
film, though it can handle fiche perfectly satisfactorily.  The PC70 is
designed for fiche, though film adaptors exist, designed for occasional use.

		
		This information is given in the respective leaflets - 
		
		Screen sizes for both PC70 & PC80   300mm X 300mm 
		The PC70 is 562mm high X 803mm wide X  655mm deep and weighs
63KG 
		The PC80 is 1297mm high X 530mm wide X  683mm deep and
weighs 72KG 
		
		There's a picture of a PC70 at
www.alteksys.com/usedequip.html 
		and of a PC80 at www.doc-imaging.com/pc70_80.htm 
		 
		The premises where this equipment for donation is housed now
need to be cleared asap.  Collection would be the responsibility of whoever
took the equipment; for a reader-printer a medium to large hatchback or
estate car should suffice and would obviate most of the risk and the
protective packing that would be needed if third-party transport were to be
used.  The mirror of the PC80 would be secured  for transport and how to
unpack it could be demonstrated  - but a packing service is not being
offered! 
		

Philippa McCray
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies 
*  admin2 at ffhs.org.uk
www.ffhs.org.uk <http://www.ffhs.org.uk/>  


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