Voltage required by Chinon XL555 super8 camera

[iandvaag]

I'm trying to fix a Chinon XL555 Super8 camera. It takes 4 AA batteries, but it is supposed to have a removable battery holder case which slots into the handle. I am missing this case, and I cannot find anything about the voltage of the camera, so I don't know whether they are wired fully in series for a total of 6 V, or partially in parallel.

I tried connecting 2 batteries in series, and the motor turns on 3 volts, but it does not function completely as expected. It's not clear to me if there are other issues, or if the camera expects to be running on 6 V. I tried looking for a proper manual, but I only found a pictorial manual here:

http://www.filmlabs.org/docs/Chinon XL 555 Macro.pdf

Any advice before I let the smoke out?

 

[btaylor]

The S8 cameras I am aware of didn’t run with anything less than 6v. And you kinda have your answer with the 3v getting the motor to run. Have fun, long live S8!

 

[AgX]

All S-8 cmeras I came across so far had their main batteries circuited in series.

 

[iandvaag]

Thank you both. I wired it in series and it now appears to be working properly. Now all I need to do is to come up with a battery holder case which fits inside the handle and then test it with film. Thanks!