AE-1 tungsten wire

Lismoreian · Nov 16, 2009

i have a ae1 canon with a disconnected/broken tungsten wire and no repair manual. aside from purchasing a manual, is there another option? Thank you.

AgX · Nov 16, 2009

I don't know of any tungsten wire on my AE-1.

Lismoreian · Nov 17, 2009

It is the shutter pull-a thin "cable" that runs across the back of the camera over about five little pullies.

Laurent · Nov 17, 2009

I think I found a manual somewhere... not sure of it was AE1 or AE1-P though.

check around this URL, you may find what you need http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/ae1/index.htm

Lismoreian · Nov 17, 2009

Thank you Laurent, I have been to this site but had no luck locating a repair manual diagram. I am trying to find information without a cost. It is even a difficult repair manual to find to download at a cost.

benjiboy · Nov 17, 2009

Here's what you want, good luck, having looked at the manual I would rather attempt open heart surgery on myself http://www.baytan.org/prak/canon.html

Lismoreian · Nov 17, 2009

Thank you Ben. that is exactly what i was looking for. not looking forward to the surgery though...

AgX · Nov 17, 2009

Lismoreian,

I beg your pardon. I just now found out that there are indeed tungsten-cables.
I found such in the New F1 where it seemingly actuates the viewfinder speed scale. I still haven't found such in the AE-1P. Actually I can't think of a funtion there. But I'll find out...

Laurent · Nov 17, 2009

The AE1-P uses LEDs, so it does not need cables to actuate the speed display... on an AE1 it would make sense

AgX · Nov 17, 2009

With actuating I meant a mechanical action, as in moving a display in and out. On the AE-1 there is the pointer of the meter, for the rest there is no further mechanical action.

Laurent · Nov 17, 2009

Sorry, I thought about the meter needle... I'm tired I guess ! Not sure there's less to do, but there isn't more than on an AE1-p!

John Koehrer · Nov 18, 2009

The tungsten wire connects the ISO resistor to the shutter speed dial which is also a variable resistor.
The setting of the ISO dial changes the position of a cam that engages the shutter speed dial start point.

AE-1 tungsten wire

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