Hi Jake, might be too late, but you can try to remove the corrosion and acid build up using vinegar. Just gently rub off the acid using cue tips or cotton buds to the corroded parts. Who knows, you might end up having 3 super 8 cameras.
Really nice video..very clear how you explained. I am trying to repair a Super 8 camera but motor does not rotate....So can motors be fixed or is that the end of my project ?..thank yuou !
I find that motors are usually the most indestructible part of the camera. Could it not be rotating because it’s not receiving electricity because one of the connections between battery and motor is loose? I’d try to map the route from the actual motor to the handle and evaluate all the connection points. Sometimes the metal connections can get loose and need adjusting
@@jaketoohey checked battery holder..has 6 volts...and this video is the inside ..Maybe something is missing ??? ..... th-cam.com/users/shortsWpSHXtDFsy0?si=cxYJyaAWu09VIxFy
@@radioantique I watched many times to try and see anything. Here’s what I’d check - 1. Make sure new battery’s inside of the battery pack and that there are no corrosion inside. 2. Are the wires on the north side of the battery connection burnt? Could they be blown out? 3. Could be within the trigger. Sometimes the plastic parts that move the most (trigger) can age, making the whole mechanism dysfunctional (ie. Plastic trigger pushes metal flange, metal flange softly connects with the other metal flange in the body. That’s where you could add tin foil
@@jaketoohey Thank you once again for helping out. YES batteries are new and checked they give 6 volts & there is no corrosion 2- will check those wires...and finally the trigger button I do this with a screwdriver since I took the handle off. BEST REGARDS !
Thank you SOO much for making this and posting it!! It's great!! I am trying to locate a video to repair the battery terminal in the battery compartment for my 8mm Canon. Using foil works, but the spring is totally flat! It needs to be repaired. Do you think you can offer some advice?
If the spring is flat, it might be stuck with battery corrosion. If so I’d try to clean it off with pair of tweezers and pick at it. Once you get a metal on metal connection of battery to spring with foil, things could work
Hello, i just got a kmart focal macro 800 but its missing the eyecup piece. I was curious if your eyecup has any sort of lense or if the camera can be used without it.
Hey idk if you still reply but I bought a Halina Super 8 1:18 and eveeything works, it had film too but for some reason the footage timer I have is stuck at 50
In my experience with 16mm specifically, issues with footage timer are a tell tale sign that things aren’t working. Most likely the motor is not spinning the magazine (which means the film is still unexposed and usable). 50 means 50 ft which is the starting point of the roll.
I recently purchased SANKYO 8-Z 8mm, with 10-30mm f/1.8 Lens. I wanted to ask, how do you move the handle/stick. I turned it to open and now it wont turn back to close and I dont want to force it. Please help
@@jaketoohey Okay i found it by accident. It was a flap like thing under the stick, like a battery compartment on a magazine, its the lock to keep it in place when open.
With my camera, you can see the dome shaped shutter through the lens, but when I start pressing the trigger, it doesn't rotate (There's no film in the camera) Does that mean it's broken? I hear the motor running and what not.
Hmm. Can you pull the trigger with the door open to see if the take up reel is turning? Try to look from the inside of the door->through the film gate-> through the lens to see if the shutter moves
@@jaketoohey Problem solved! I'm the problem. The dome shaped hole is actually the viewfinder. When I shine a flashlight through the lens, I can see the shutter working 100%.
my autofocus and zoom on my revue sound cs60af stopped working out of nowhere and i genuinely have no idea how to fix it. i tried opening it up but its just one big mess of wires and idk what to do
If you put in new batteries and the motor is still not turning then it might be hard to repair. I’d unscrew the whole thing and tinker around trying to understand how the electricity gets from trigger to battery to to motor etc
@@williamtrussell6784try tin foil like I mention at 1:50. In my repair, the handle/bateries and motor were not connecting until I added that extra piece of conducted metal
New Subscriber Awesome Video 🎥 I am looking at a super 8 Camera & other came as Deciding well Trying to decide which 1s to buy as have Money I Remember a 1st cousin Videoing with I believe this kind of camera in the 70s we got our 1st video camera in the late 80s early 90s I have always loved taking Pictures & from a young age wanted a movie camera Now I live & enjoy making videos I started by Videoing Family events like my youngest brothers band concert in the early 90s then Christmas, to my cousins band concert in around 2008 To Church activities Events & Sports Us & Friends a Singing I am Hooked on Filming Videos I Searched to see how easy to fix if buy 1 that does not work because 1 Saw seller says. Not sure if works because they inherited it is a fairly good price
Well, I have this exact camera with the exact problem. But this video was not much help due to all the annoying jump-cuts, fast forwards and general inattention to detail. I'll give you credit for a general overview of the process but you really should improve your editing to accommodate the viewer. Don't get butthurt, I left you a thumbs up. Oh yes, and slow down buddy. Don't wave your objects around...hold them still so viewers can see and get a idea what's going on and what you're referring to.
@@jaketoohey I get your meaning. Give my suggestions some consideration. I did benefit from your video, but it took a LOT of pausing and trying to freeze on what I needed to see only to watch it vanish in another jump cut.
I left my batteries the wrong way (on purpose) and I read in the manual that it could damage the camera. Now it doesn’t work :( It’s a Canon 814XL. Worked perfectly
Hi Jake, might be too late, but you can try to remove the corrosion and acid build up using vinegar. Just gently rub off the acid using cue tips or cotton buds to the corroded parts. Who knows, you might end up having 3 super 8 cameras.
Thank you for the handy tip !
@@jaketoohey I used vinegar on a canon 814 I bought for 20$ they go for 400$ on eBay now it works and I haves 350$
Can confirm. I've dealt with, and fixed battery corrosion!
Goat comment just saved me today years later thank you 🤞🏽🙏🏽
Inspiring fix...loved watching your mechanical victory! Getting into Super 8 myself...Thanks!
Good luck!
Really nice video..very clear how you explained. I am trying to repair a Super 8 camera but motor does not rotate....So can motors be fixed or is that the end of my project ?..thank yuou !
I find that motors are usually the most indestructible part of the camera. Could it not be rotating because it’s not receiving electricity because one of the connections between battery and motor is loose? I’d try to map the route from the actual motor to the handle and evaluate all the connection points. Sometimes the metal connections can get loose and need adjusting
@@jaketoohey excelent thank you ...will check what you suggested
@@jaketoohey checked battery holder..has 6 volts...and this video is the inside ..Maybe something is missing ??? .....
th-cam.com/users/shortsWpSHXtDFsy0?si=cxYJyaAWu09VIxFy
@@radioantique I watched many times to try and see anything. Here’s what I’d check - 1. Make sure new battery’s inside of the battery pack and that there are no corrosion inside. 2. Are the wires on the north side of the battery connection burnt? Could they be blown out? 3. Could be within the trigger. Sometimes the plastic parts that move the most (trigger) can age, making the whole mechanism dysfunctional (ie. Plastic trigger pushes metal flange, metal flange softly connects with the other metal flange in the body. That’s where you could add tin foil
@@jaketoohey Thank you once again for helping out. YES batteries are new and checked they give 6 volts & there is no corrosion 2- will check those wires...and finally the trigger button I do this with a screwdriver since I took the handle off. BEST REGARDS !
Have you tried fixing the viewfinder in those? Mine seems to be not lined up anymore and I can’t see through the viewfinder anymore
Yes i was wondering this too! I'm looking to buy one for cheap and the motor runs but the viewfinder seems to be messed up.
Thank you SOO much for making this and posting it!! It's great!! I am trying to locate a video to repair the battery terminal in the battery compartment for my 8mm Canon. Using foil works, but the spring is totally flat! It needs to be repaired. Do you think you can offer some advice?
If the spring is flat, it might be stuck with battery corrosion. If so I’d try to clean it off with pair of tweezers and pick at it. Once you get a metal on metal connection of battery to spring with foil, things could work
Hello, i just got a kmart focal macro 800 but its missing the eyecup piece. I was curious if your eyecup has any sort of lense or if the camera can be used without it.
Hey idk if you still reply but I bought a Halina Super 8 1:18 and eveeything works, it had film too but for some reason the footage timer I have is stuck at 50
In my experience with 16mm specifically, issues with footage timer are a tell tale sign that things aren’t working. Most likely the motor is not spinning the magazine (which means the film is still unexposed and usable). 50 means 50 ft which is the starting point of the roll.
The Canon C-8 grip trigger 3 will that work with the 518?
Do you still fix super 8 cameras and could I reach out for a service on mine?
I recently purchased SANKYO 8-Z 8mm, with 10-30mm f/1.8 Lens. I wanted to ask, how do you move the handle/stick. I turned it to open and now it wont turn back to close and I dont want to force it. Please help
Hey I am unsure about that specific camera but I’d first try to find the camera manuel online if you don’t have it to see if it could help you
@@jaketoohey Thanks, yeah ill look it up and get back to you if nothing works
@@jaketoohey Okay i found it by accident. It was a flap like thing under the stick, like a battery compartment on a magazine, its the lock to keep it in place when open.
With my camera, you can see the dome shaped shutter through the lens, but when I start pressing the trigger, it doesn't rotate (There's no film in the camera) Does that mean it's broken? I hear the motor running and what not.
Hmm. Can you pull the trigger with the door open to see if the take up reel is turning? Try to look from the inside of the door->through the film gate-> through the lens to see if the shutter moves
@@jaketoohey Problem solved! I'm the problem. The dome shaped hole is actually the viewfinder. When I shine a flashlight through the lens, I can see the shutter working 100%.
Can somebody help me to fix zooms of beaulieu 1000xl, there's zoom noise but no lens reaction
i need help with a keystone xl200 that was free
my autofocus and zoom on my revue sound cs60af stopped working out of nowhere and i genuinely have no idea how to fix it. i tried opening it up but its just one big mess of wires and idk what to do
I’m not sure about that type of fix, sorry
This is amazing ty for sharing even tho I already have one but definitely getting 3 more
Thank you! I appreciate it
How do you fix the motor of a super 8? I recently just bought one but the motor does not work
If you put in new batteries and the motor is still not turning then it might be hard to repair. I’d unscrew the whole thing and tinker around trying to understand how the electricity gets from trigger to battery to to motor etc
@@jaketoohey thank you!
@@jaketooheywhat if the light turns on in the viewfinder but motor does not turn?
@@williamtrussell6784try tin foil like I mention at 1:50. In my repair, the handle/bateries and motor were not connecting until I added that extra piece of conducted metal
Is the camera 24fps?
New Subscriber Awesome Video 🎥 I am looking at a super 8 Camera & other came as Deciding well Trying to decide which 1s to buy as have Money
I Remember a 1st cousin Videoing with I believe this kind of camera in the 70s we got our 1st video camera in the late 80s early 90s I have always loved taking Pictures & from a young age wanted a movie camera
Now I live & enjoy making videos
I started by Videoing Family events like my youngest brothers band concert in the early 90s then Christmas, to my cousins band concert in around 2008
To Church activities Events & Sports Us & Friends a Singing
I am Hooked on Filming Videos
I Searched to see how easy to fix if buy 1 that does not work because 1 Saw seller says. Not sure if works because they inherited it is a fairly good price
Thank You for sharing
This video of Yours was 1st video it showed when I did A web search so logged in to comment
you should give it a try and go for an untested camera! very inexpensive and a fun process to test/fix!
Well, I have this exact camera with the exact problem. But this video was not much help due to all the annoying jump-cuts, fast forwards and general inattention to detail. I'll give you credit for a general overview of the process but you really should improve your editing to accommodate the viewer. Don't get butthurt, I left you a thumbs up. Oh yes, and slow down buddy. Don't wave your objects around...hold them still so viewers can see and get a idea what's going on and what you're referring to.
Touch grass Carl !
@@jaketoohey I get your meaning. Give my suggestions some consideration. I did benefit from your video, but it took a LOT of pausing and trying to freeze on what I needed to see only to watch it vanish in another jump cut.
THATS THE MOTOR!!
Man is too handsome
What are you recording with a super 8 cellphone 😂😂😂....
Super 8 clips in the beginning, canon 80d and iPhone 12 or something to film the fixing
I left my batteries the wrong way (on purpose) and I read in the manual that it could damage the camera. Now it doesn’t work :( It’s a Canon 814XL. Worked perfectly