Canon 514XL Service Manual?

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:32 am

Hi all,

I recently picked up a Canon 514XL dirt cheap on Ebay. Everything is dead expect for the light meter. It's now tore apart on my bench, does anyone have access to a service manual for this camera and can help me out with a copy? Voltage and continuity tests lead me to suspect that the motor has failed. Has anyone here ever tried to remove clean/repair a Canon camera motor?

Regards, John

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:27 am

It was the motor. I lubed the bushings and she came back to life.

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:22 am

OK, everything appears to be functioning now except the battery check switch. Does anyone here have a 514XL, what happens when you push the button? There is a red LED mounted on a small printed wiring board, should this LED light or does the LED perform some other function?

Thanks in advance, John

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:05 am

Can anyone tell me what to look for when pressing the battery check switch on this 514XL?

Regards, John

Post by **filmbuff** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:24 am

JCook wrote:Can anyone tell me what to look for when pressing the battery check switch on this 514XL?

I just got a 514XL. When pushing the battery check button look into the viewfinder and a red LED should light up above the image.

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:25 am

Thanks, you confirmed my suspicion. Either the LED is shot or there's a bad connection on the daughter board where the LED leads are soldered.

I've shot about one roll now with this camera, it's noisy (clunky sounding) compared to my 1014XL-S. The split view focus seems to work well and it's definately light easy to use.

Thanks, John

Post by **filmbuff** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:30 pm

JCook wrote: I've shot about one roll now with this camera, it's noisy (clunky sounding) compared to my 1014XL-S. The split view focus seems to work well and it's definately light easy to use.

Thanks, John

Mine is very noisy too :!:

Won't bother me as I bought it for my cousin. Hopefully she'll get hooked on Super 8.

Post by **Winston** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:02 am

My 514XL is noisy, too. Must be from the construction. When I got my 1014XL-S, I was shocked how quiet it ran. Every other movie camera I had were noisy.

Post by **BonnutFilmStudio** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:25 pm

Hi, the Canon 514XL is the first Super 8 camera I ever got. It was about 10 years ago now. In the past couple years it broke, my suspicion is that it has the same problem yours had, something dealing with the motor. Before I pry it open could you possibly PM what you did, perhaps like a small walkthough or at least tell me hgow you opened it, because I'm not much of a repair person and I don't wanna risk it getting damaged. By nowI have a Nizo, which runs a lot smoother than my Canon ever could but this is more of a sentimental thing

If you could tell me what you did, it would be much a appreciated.
Regards,
Ernie

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:19 pm

Ernie,

Getting the camera apart is the battle, once open, the motor bushings (both ends) were readily accessible. Apply a few drops of oil on each bushing, grab the motor shaft end with a small pliars and gently work it back and fourth a few times until the bushings loosen up.

In order to open the camera you must be willing to butcher it slightly. Try as I might, it's almost impossible to not scratch it while finding the screws, trying to minimize the damage is key. Luckily my first Canon tear down attemp was on my 1014Xl-S, the previous owner scratched it up good but apparantly failed to find all the screws and fix the camera. I didn't feel bad cutting my teeth on that camera and figured out how Canon buries all their screws. My effort on this 514XL went much smoother, this camera hasn't suffered much cosmetically from my efforts.

Most of the screws are located underneath the vinyl side covers. I used a small philips screw driver and gently pushed in on the vinyl sidiing, when you feel the siding give way slightly you know there's a srcrew hole buried underneath. Use an exacto blade to slowly work the vinyl from the plastic without ripping or cutting it. Canon also buries screws under their model/serial number plate, a dental pick and sharp thin blade are your best bet for getting underneath the corner of the plate and prying upward without creasing/bending the plate.

Good luck, John