Copal #3 Disassembly and Cleaning

[Mal Paso]

Whoa! Thank You! Fantastic Presentation!

 

[Dan Daniel]

Great write up. Thanks!

Did you try adjusting the star palette to get the slow speeds a bit faster? If you spread this tab a bit to the left (move sitting axle of the palette away from the star gear so it spins a little faster). Seeing that they are all off by 1/3 stop, I be they all will move closer to true time together.

 

[chuckroast]

https://photoarchive.tundraware.com/Camera-Lighting-Equipment/Leaf-Shutter-Repair.zip

 

[Kodachromeguy]

Great presentation. I have several lenses in Compur Electronic 3 shutters, they are relatively simple in that they have 1 mechanical speed, the fastest, that is controlled by resistors/capacitors for slower speeds. Looks like the service required is similar to the Copal 3 but without the mechanical control of speeds. Have you "serviced" a Compur Electronic shutter in sizes 1 or 3?

I would be interested in this topic also. Lenses in the electronic shutters sometimes sell for much less than the mechanical equivalents, but the sellers almost never can tell you if the shutter works. In typical eBay fashion, some of the sellers refuse to install a battery....

 

[awty]

Nice work, thanks for posting.

 

[ic-racer]

Great write up. Thanks!

Did you try adjusting the star palette to get the slow speeds a bit faster? If you spread this tab a bit to the left (move sitting axle of the palette away from the star gear so it spins a little faster). Seeing that they are all off by 1/3 stop, I be they all will move closer to true time together.

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Yes, that is the plan!
What I have found is after some use, the moving parts can speed up more with some use as the lubricant spreads. Thought, other times things slow down again after all that cleaning.

So I’ll use it for a week or so then start tweaking.

 

[OAPOli]

Thanks for the tutorial.

 

[ic-racer]

One more note, if this lever touches the timing dial, the shutter won't cock. The spring on the lever is very weak, and if it does touch the dial above it, that will prevent the lever from moving.

 

[ic-racer]

Great presentation. I have several lenses in Compur Electronic 3 shutters, they are relatively simple in that they have 1 mechanical speed, the fastest, that is controlled by resistors/capacitors for slower speeds. Looks like the service required is similar to the Copal 3 but without the mechanical control of speeds. Have you "serviced" a Compur Electronic shutter in sizes 1 or 3?

No, I have not had a Compur Electronic to fix.

 

[Joel_L]

In your second picture, is that the shutter speed tester from a project you linked in a different post? How are you liking it. Leaf shutters are easy enough to measure, but do you think it does focal plane measurements well?

Nice work, I had to do a copal shutter a while ago, this would have helped.

 

[ic-racer]

In your second picture, is that the shutter speed tester from a project you linked in a different post? How are you liking it. Leaf shutters are easy enough to measure, but do you think it does focal plane measurements well?

Nice work, I had to do a copal shutter a while ago, this would have helped.

I made the tester primarily for 35mm cameras and am very happy with it. This was the first project using the tester for a leaf shutter. I still need to make the cable for flash synch testing.

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[linhofbiker]

I would be interested in this topic also. Lenses in the electronic shutters sometimes sell for much less than the mechanical equivalents, but the sellers almost never can tell you if the shutter works. In typical eBay fashion, some of the sellers refuse to install a battery....

All of my Compur Electronic shutters in size 1 and 3 work at their one highest mechanical speed without the need of a battery. The slower speeds usually work if you keep the contacts clean and use a battery with a voltage range of between 3.5 volts and 7 volts, The electronic part does not use transistors or IC, but uses resistors and capacitors from the 1950's and 1960's - so simple! Ignorance of some sellers have gottem me some great lenses at a good price like, for example, a 165 Super Angulon. But don't ask a repair man to "fix" one of these shutters unless he/she is old school.