SECTION 21: MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS, PROJECTION ROOMS, ETC

SECTION 21

MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS, PROJECTION ROOMS,

FILM EXCHANGES AND FACTORIES

21.1 SCOPE

(1) This Section sets provisions and installation requirements that apply to motion-picture studios,
projection rooms, exchanges, factories and any building in which motion-picture films, pyroxylin plastic
and nitrocellulose x-ray and photographic films are manufactured, projected, developed, printed,
rewound, repaired or stored.

21.2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES

(1) The following references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions of the Ethiopian Building Code Standard on Electrical Installation of Buildings:

a) C22.1:1990 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, Safety Standard for Electrical

Installations, sixteenth Edition.

b) NFPA70/NEC:1986 National Fire protection Association /American national

Electrical Code, 1987 Edition

21.3 GENERAL

21.3.1 Wiring Method

(1) The wiring method, unless specified otherwise in subclause of this Section, shall be rigid conduit,
steel electrical metallic tubing, or mineral-insulated cable.

(2) The wiring for stage-set lighting, stage effects, electric equipment used as stage properties, and other
wiring not fixed as to location, shall be done with approved flexible cords and cables.

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(3) For portable lamps other than those used as properties in a motion-picture set on a studio stage or
similar location, the lamp holders shall be:

a) unswitched,
b) of composition or metal sheathed porcelain, and
c) provided with a guard hook and handle.

21.4 VIEWING, CUTTING AND PATCHING TABLE FIXTURE

(1) All lighting fixtures, except lamps forming an integral part of table equipment, shall be of the totally-
enclosed gasketted type.

21.5 FILM VAULTS AND STORAGE ROOMS

21.5.1 Equipment in Film Vaults and Storage. Rooms

(1) In rooms used for storage of pyroxylin plastic, no socket outlet or attachment plugs shall be installed.

(2) .No electrical equipment other than that necessary for fixed lighting shall be installed in film vaults.

21.5.2 Wiring Method in Film Vaults

(1) The wiring method in film-vault shall be rigid-conduit or mineral-insulated cable only, with threaded
joints at couplings boxes and fittings.

(2) Conduit or cable shall not run directly from vault to vault, but only form the switch to the lighting
fixture within the vault.

(3) Conduit shall be sealed off near the switch enclosure with a fitting and compound approved for the
purpose.

21.5.3 Lighting Fixtures in Film Vaults

(l) Lighting fixtures in film vaults shall be of the explosion-proof type approved for the use in Class I
Group C hazardous locations and shall have metal cages or guards protecting the globs.

(2) The fixtures in (1) above shall be located as close as practicable to the ceiling to avoid their being
damaged through handling of film containers.

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21.5.4 Film Vault Circuits

(1) Fixtures shall be controlled by a double pole switch located outside the film vault.

(2) A red pilot light shall be provided to indicate when the switch is closed and shall be located outside
the film vault.

(3) Wiring shall be arranged so that, when the switch is off, all conductors within the film vault will be
dead.

21.6 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION ROOMS

21.6.1 Lamps in Projection Rooms

(1) Incandescent lamps in projection rooms or booths shall be provided with a lamp guard unless
otherwise protected by noncombustible shades or other enclosures.

21.6.2 Arc Lamp Current Supply

(1) Motor generator sets, frequency changers, transformers, rectifiers, rheostats, and similar equipment for
the supply or control of current to arc lamps or projectors shall be located in a room separate from the
projection room.

21.6.3 Ventilation

(1) Exhaust ventilation fans for the projection room shall be controlled from inside the projection room.

21.7 MOTORS AND GENERATORS

(1) Motors and generators having brushes or sliding contacts, other than those used on studio stages or
those installed in accordance with Clause 21.6.2, shall be of approved dust-tight or enclosed types.

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