Canon F1 (and may be others) winder inner workings

[Laurent]

Hello all,

my son is currently between two projects, and as I suggested I'd like to build a DIY winder for my F1 -especially for wildlife photography- ,he started working on one (yes I have a great son!! He made me an adapter ring for my Yashinon tele-lens to use 52mm filters with my Rolleiflex)

Of course there are many questions, many of which he or I can answer ourselves.

However, the electric part is a puzzle at the moment, since my "main" F1 keeps the MD contacts shorted whether it is wound or not, and the other one is in parts so we cannot test.

If you had a clear idea of how these work, it would be of great help.

Also : I thought about reusing a "for parts" winder for another camera as a basis for a F1 winder, and am wondering if this has already be done. It would solve some issues like motor drive, torque and limiter, etc...

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions directly, but I opened a Canon Power Winder F for the Canon F-1 a while ago to lubricate gears and remove corrosion.

I don't have a service manual for it, but you can get an impression of what it looks like inside.


Canon Power Winder F: Gears lubricated, corrosion removed

Canon Power Winder F: Getriebe geschmiert, Korrosion beseitigt

Zur Canon F-1 - die alte F-1 - gibt es den Power Winder F mit Einzel- und Serienschaltung. Nach Abnahme der Bodenplatte an der Kamera wird er aufgeschraubt und mit 4 x AA-Batterien betrieben. Mein Exemplar war schon recht schwergängig, man konnte hören, wie sich der Elektromotor abplagte...

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Google Translate, German to English

Canon Power Winder F: Getriebe geschmiert, Korrosion beseitigt

Zur Canon F-1 - die alte F-1 - gibt es den Power Winder F mit Einzel- und Serienschaltung. Nach Abnahme der Bodenplatte an der Kamera wird er aufgeschraubt und mit 4 x AA-Batterien betrieben. Mein Exemplar war schon recht schwergängig, man konnte hören, wie sich der Elektromotor abplagte...

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Original German Version

 

[Laurent]

Thanks Andreas, that's valuable information nonetheless! Will have a thorough look with my son.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Thanks Andreas, that's valuable information nonetheless! Will have a thorough look with my son.

That pleases me!

Unfortunately, Google Translate puts the text in two blocks, but in the original German version you can see the assignment to the images.

Greetings to your son and good luck!

 

[Laurent]

That pleases me!

Unfortunately, Google Translate puts the text in two blocks, but in the original German version you can see the assignment to the images.

Greetings to your son and good luck!

it will also give him a chance to practice his German

 

[Andreas Thaler]

it will also give him a chance to practice his German

French is the more beautiful language, I was able to learn it at school

 

[Andreas Thaler]

The report runs seven pages with pictures.