Replace Shutter on a Canon Ae1

the shutter had had it and the electrics were dead halfway through i found that a track on the flexible circit board had broke but it was too late to worry about that.

the teardown

i kept changing my choice of power source and voltage i ended up with an adapter made from a golf tee and 4 aaa bats taped to the strap

mirror run by motor on right , shutter by motor on left (from video camera) magnetic stop down thing

i love relays

there were a few shorts so a fair bit of insulation was required

not all of them!

the speed is effectivly b or lock open, bit bouncy so lens cap is good idea. mutltple exposure enabled

addad some reference pics, lookout for a cabel mechanism that runs across the back of the cam under top plate goes past the viewfinder. if your trying a proper repair on this camera i can only wish you the best of luck ,i have fixed a fair few russian cameras with no problems this one is a whole different ball game, its horrible in there so much unnessasaryness .
short video of shutter working
http://flic.kr/p/dfs7nZ

some unexposed film should filter down some of the brightness, and its nice and thin ,i dont want anything catching on the shutter, might even painttheb shutter black!