Camera Motors
Synchronous Motor
Several manufacturers supplied motors for use with the Bolex model H camera.
The model shown here is the SA6, 60 cycle, 110 volt AC motor. It was supplied
before and after the war by the American Bolex Company and National Cine Equipment
of New York. Stevens Engineering Company also supplied a similar AC model
of their own design. All of these models were designed to run the Bolex at
an exact speed of 24 frames per second. The motor was mounted to an aluminum
alloy base which could be attached to a tripod. The camera was operated by
attaching the motor driveshaft to the crankshaft of the camera.
