Canon 814/1014 repair website

[mr blackstock]

Hello.

I recently purchased an 814 that was "dead on arrival" after buying it off ebay. I figured I had nothing to loose, so proceeded to dismantle it hoping to find the cause. On the way, i thought if a took photos of the procedure, and posted them, they might help another in the same boat. I also included some pics of a 1014 i picked up that was not working, still looking into that one. I did the same procedures on a 1218 i bought a year ago, again, D.O.A, and I got that one going to. If people want to see pics of that, I might be able to dig them too. Anyway, have a look at the website below, might come in handy...

http://canon-s8-repair.yolasite.com/

The good news was, the camera now works great, and if anyone was curious, have a look at the site. If I have made any glaring errors, let me know.

I hope the pictures are useful.
cheers,
gareth blackstock

[StillGuerrillaFilms]

Thanks! I'm just getting into the Super 8 world and I see a Canon 514XL-S for sale for $14 because it doesn't work. Its says there is only a buzzing noise. I'm hoping I can fix it.

[Justin Aguirre]

Anyone who still uses or repairs super 8 is okay in my book! Thanks for posting this.