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GLADIOLUS 

movie camera 

 

1. INTRODUCTION 

This description and manual are purposed for learning recording camera “Gladiolus-1”. It contains all information necessary for 
full use of the camera features and to correct operation. 

2. PURPOSE 

The recording camera Gladiolus is purposed for shooting processes (including fast-flowing ones) from moving vehicles (both 
air and surface). It can be used: 

1)

 

By operator holding the camera in his hands in limited space. 

2)

 

By operator holding the camera in his hands or having it mounted on a support outdoors. 

3)

 

On immovable support. 

3. SPECIFICATIONS 

Film type 

35mm 

Film movement 

Direct only, in one plane 

Number of films in the film channel 

Shooting speed, fps 

24, 48, 96, 144, 192, 216-240 

Speed deviation, % 

+/-2.5 

Image deviation, mm, no more 

- at 24-96fps 
- at 144-240fps 

 
0.02 
0.04 

Starting time, sec, no more 

Available lenses, F, mm 

18, 28, 40, 75, 150, 300 

Flange focal length? 

57+0.01 

Mag capacity, m 

60, 120 

Magnification of the viewfinders, x 
   - attached viewfinder 
   - monocular 
   - collimator sight 
   - prismatic sight 

 



Shutter 

Disc-shaped, single-blade, variable angle (30, 60, 90, 120, 145 
degrees) 

Drive 

DC motor MU-332A with tacho-generator and separate control unit 

Power source 

DC 27V+/-2.7V with no more than 3% pulses allowed 

Consumption current without heater, A, no more 32 
Consumption current of the heater, A, no more  24 
Control tools 

Footage counter, voltmeters, ammeters 

Tripod nut 

3/8’’ 

Allowable temperatures, centigrade 

+5 (-40 in box) to +35 

Atmosphere pressure, kPa (mm of mercury) 

613-1066 (460-800) 

Ability to work (except power source, control 
unit, and remote control) after: 

  

   1. Vibration overload, Hz 

10 to 200 with acceleration 50 m/sec

2

 (5G). 

   2. Continuous linear acceleration with 

40 (4) 

Содержание GLADIOLUS

Страница 1: ... deviation mm no more at 24 96fps at 144 240fps 0 02 0 04 Starting time sec no more 3 Available lenses F mm 18 28 40 75 150 300 Flange focal length 57 0 01 Mag capacity m 60 120 Magnification of the viewfinders x attached viewfinder monocular collimator sight prismatic sight 6 8 1 3 Shutter Disc shaped single blade variable angle 30 60 90 120 145 degrees Drive DC motor MU 332A with tacho generator...

Страница 2: ...ight of the monitoring unit kg 2 1 Weight of the terminal box kg 1 6 Box weight without heater kg 7 4 DELIVERY SET Name index Document name Quantity Note Recording camera Gladiolus 1 with parts mounted on it 4RKS 00 000 1 120m mag 4RKS 03 300 1 lens mount cap 3RKS 00 00 050 1 For the lens mount Bracket 4RKS 01 350 1 Small one 60m mag 4RKS 03 200 2 With two cores 120m mag 4RKS 03 300 1 With two cor...

Страница 3: ...GD6 875 058 1 Box 8 AGD6 875 057 01 1 Box 9 AGD6 875 060 01 1 ZIP set 1 In accordance with 4RKS 00 000ZI Operational documents Technical description and operational manual 4RKS 00 000 TO 1 Logbook 4RKS 00 000 FO 1 ZIP list 4RKS 00 000 ZI 1 Operational documents list 4RKS 00 000 ED 1 5 CONSTRUCTION AND PRINCIPLES OF WORK 5 1 Principle of work The principle of work of the movie camera is based on sy...

Страница 4: ... box The camera used in either hand held or stationary mode Hand held setup consists of 1 The camera 2 60m mag 3 Collimator sight 4 Hand support 5 Set of the lenses lens hoods and light filters 6 Control unit Stationary setup consists of 1 The camera 2 60m and 120m mags 3 Set of the lenses lens hoods and light filters 4 Brackets for heavy lenses 5 Control unit 6 Remote control unit 7 Stationary su...

Страница 5: ...ilm is accomplished by the claw mechanism 11 which shaft IV is coupled with the claw shaft II by means of the coupling 12 The rotation is transmitted to the shaft V of the transporting 24 teeths sprocket 15 by means of the pair of oblique cog wheels 13 14 Take up core is actuated from the shaft V by means of two pairs of the intermediate shaft oblique cog wheels 14 17 and 18 19 and tooth type coup...

Страница 6: ...Figure 2 Kinematics ...

Страница 7: ...served by operator with resulting 8x magnification by means of the prisms 31 32 33 AR 90 type 52 4mm lens 34 prism assembly consisting of the prisms 35 36 37 and 15x eyepiece 38 The eyepiece slide b B rotates around the axis a b to change the output pupil position The eyepiece has dioptric adjustment of 5 dptr Linear field of view is 22x16mm You can turn the image by turn of the prism assembly 35 ...

Страница 8: ...ctor Ш1 The shaft of the motor M2 is cinematically coupled with the tacho generator M1 which produces a feedback voltage proportional to rotation speed of the motor M2 The feedback voltage goes to the control unit through the pins 112 and 13 of the connector Ш1 to form a governing signal for the motor M2 Resistor R11 included in line with the tacho generator adjusts the feedback signal slope Photo...

Страница 9: ...diness of the camera for operation in the box Figure 5 Electric circuit of the camera 5 5 2 Electric circuit of the remote control unit Electric circuit of the remote control unit is shown on the Figure 6 The circuit works as described below ...

Страница 10: ...re is no film in the camera or film is broken the lamp L3 BREAK lights up in 1 2 seconds after pressing the button B1 START Button B2 STOP stops the camera Upon appearing an impulse corresponding to every 50th frame on the pin 6 of the connector III1 electro mechanical counter IP1 advances length of exposed film in meters with 4 5 accuracy After mounting other mag onto the camera it is necessary t...

Страница 11: ...es to the IC Y10 2 for improving a fronts and further to the inflowing currents producer Y11 IC 146AA2A The signal for pin 12 of the IC Y11 passes to the film counter of the remote control unit Trigger Y6 2 is purposed for extracting every 100th frame The impulses of every 10th and every 100th frame are passed through the coincidence elements Y7 Y8 and Y10 3 to the inflowing currents producer Y13 ...

Страница 12: ...switch START STOP on the control unit or release the START button on the camera or press STOP button on the remote control unit If you operate the camera from the remote control unit set the speed selector into REMOTE position You can run the camera without film during adjusting or maintenance To do this press the button B6 LOCK OFF In all other cases this button should be released Blocking diodes...

Страница 13: ...ns are accomplished by means of the cables Cable 1 connects the power source unit with the connector Ш1 of the control unit The cable is purposed for powering the camera Note During maintenance procedure powering is accomplished through the terminal box of the monitoring unit Cable 2 connects the camera with the connector Ш2 of the control unit Note During maintenance procedure powering is accompl...

Страница 14: ...l box is transit unit with shunts Шн1 and Шн2 purposed for measuring consumption currents on them Their voltage drop is passed to the monitor through the connector Ш5 The monitor has the measuring devices ИП1 ИП4 and switches for switching these devices It has also 2 pin connectors for external indicators voltmeter oscilloscope frequency meter etc The monitor has built in marker generator assemble...

Страница 15: ...cket the small bracket is pictured is fastened to the bearing sleeves by means of the screws 58 Third bearing sleeve situated at the front side of the camera and the bracket is fastened to it by means of the screw 60 Rear right part of the camera contains the motor unit The motor unit consists of motor 1 Figure 13 which flange is fastened to the body by means of the screws 61 Console part of the m...

Страница 16: ...87 of time pulses 4 damping rollers 88 89 90 5 guider 91 6 film stripper 92 7 sensor 93 8 thermo switch 94 9 tooth type coupling of the mag coupling The transporting mechanism is fastened to the body 51 by means of the screws 95 and covers by a cover The claw mechanism moves a film through the film channel The claw mechanism consists of the body 96 Figure 15 which contains quadric crank mechanism ...

Страница 17: ...peed of 24 to 216 240 fps special adjustment is used to change a distance between claw mechanism pins and reg pins This adjustment is accomplished by turn of the bushing 102 accordingly to engraving of the mechanism body and secures by means of the screw 107 Figure 16 The coupling 108 Figure 15 links the mechanism to the camera gears The claw mechanism is aligned in the camera by means of the prot...

Страница 18: ...ag are mounted onto it s body 121 feeding clutch 122 take up clutch 123 exposed film counter 124 guiding rollers 125 126 and opening parts 127 Levered counter shows length of the exposed film in meters It touches the film roll in working position Film cores are standard ones feeding core has 50mm diameter take up one 75mm The mag lid has two devices for film winding 128 129 Figure 18 The lid is se...

Страница 19: ...ring 140 and aperture ring 141 have stopping devices Stopping device of the aperture ring is spring loaded metal ball stopping the ring in selected position Stopping device of the focusing ring is special screw pushing the movable ring by means of the friction element The focusing mechanism of 75mm 150mm 300mm lenses is spiral groove with dowel moving in it The lenses has the light filters YB 17 O...

Страница 20: ...finder is fastened to the camera by means of screws The ring 146 allows to adjust diopters in 5dptr range The viewfinder magnification is 6x The viewfinder is mounted in place of the claw mechanism Figure 20 Attached viewfinder 5 7 4 2 Monocular The monocular is pictured on the Figure 21 It is purposed for focusing the camera on a distant object The monocular consists of lenses and reversal prisms...

Страница 21: ...t can be moved on the lid for an operator s convenience A long bracket supposed to be used when operator wears a pressure helmet Adjusting of the collimator sight is accomplished by means of adjustment washers at the mounting places Figure 22 Collimator sight 5 7 4 4 Prismatic sight The prismatic sight is pictured on the Figure 23 The prismatic sight cold zeroing tube is purposed aiming of the cam...

Страница 22: ...00 000PS 5 7 7 Remote control unit The remote control unit is purposed for operating and monitoring the camera from up to 30m The unit is shown on the Figure 25 It is rectangular metal box Side walls are prolonged and serve as handles Most of the elements are situated on the front panel 167 and on the board inside the body The front panel contains following control and monitor devices 1 switch 168...

Страница 23: ... printed circuits Top part holds a radiator with output power transistors on it Necessary outlets are situated on the front and rear sides The front side contains following control and monitor devices 1 switch 180 ON OFF powering the unit 2 switch 181 SOWING MARK setting the time marker mode 3 button 182 Marker for marking an event 4 switch 183 START STOP controlling the camera 5 lamp 184 POEWR in...

Страница 24: ... 195 with swinging cover 196 It holds 18 rechargeable batteries SCS 25 linked in line The box and cover are connected by means of four locks 197 The power source has a connector to link it to the control unit The power source has also carrying handle The power source is delivered in dry state not filled with electrolyte It should be used in accordance with technical description and manual FshO 358...

Страница 25: ...ens Front side of the cap has a coated glass There is cellular ring 212 Figure 30 with silica gel inside the cap The cap is fastened to the body by means of four screws 213 Figure 29 There is carrying handle on the box 5 7 10 2 Housing of the box The housing has two heater flanges covered with the caps 218 Figure 30 and window Б with two inserts 219 providing a containment and the nut 220 Rear sid...

Страница 26: ... part of the box 5 7 11 Heater The heater Figure 32 is purposed for warming the camera in the box The heater is detachable unit mounted by means of two nuts 228 The heater mechanism is covered with safety housing 229 Front side of the heater contains following control and monitor devices ...

Страница 27: ... overall consumption current 3 voltmeter 243 for monitoring a motor and tacho generator voltage 4 ammeter 244 measuring the motor current 5 switch 245 Voltage Monitor 6 switch 246 Generator ON for built in 100Hz generator 7 switch 247 POWER for measuring a motor and tacho generator voltage The panel has following sockets 1 socket 249 UTG for output the tacho generator signal to an oscilloscope 2 s...

Страница 28: ...has four dampers The monitor has the carrying handle Figure 34 Terminal box 6 TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES The tools and accessories set is shown on the Figure 35 It consists of 1 lens mount cap 265 2 case 266 with screw driver scissors brush 3 spanner 267 for the camera 4 spanner 268 for the heavy lens brackets 5 spanner 269 for tightening of the lens mount rings 6 spanner 270 for the mags adjustments 7...

Страница 29: ...milar design They have locks limiting hinges and carrying handles There is frame inside each box to put the parts into it The walls are covered with soft material Operational manuals are put into the box 1 Sealed and wrapped into brown paper boxes are put into polyethylene bags if carried by water transport with silica gel accordingly to GOST 3956 76 The bag is compressed and pressurized All boxes...

Страница 30: ... on Figure 10 5 Switch OFF switches 180 ON OFF Figure 26 of the control unit and switch 168 POWER Figure 25 of the remote control unit 6 Press the catch of the film counter on the remote control unit to reset it 7 Switch the power source ON if external power source used 8 Set switch 186 FPS Figure 26 of the control unit and switch 178 FPS Figure 25 of the remote control unit into desired positions...

Страница 31: ...gth turning the sprocket counter clockwise by means of the spanner The loops should not touch body of the camera or claw mechanism Adjust the loops size by changing length of the film between the sprocket and claw mechanism This may cause a loose piece of film in front of the mag outlet turn the take up lug of the mag to wind it into the mag To do this press the device 129 Figure 18 and turn it cl...

Страница 32: ...ables 14 Pass the cable through the nut 220 and tight the inserts 15 To change the lens unscrew the cap 211 and refer to the paragraph 11 7 Note Use an intermediate ring or longer cap when mounting 150 or 300mm lesn 11 12 Mounting the heater Put the camera into the box and mount the heater then 1 remove the caps 218 Figure 3 from the box 2 mount the heater onto the box as shown on the Figure 37 an...

Страница 33: ...uld be sent to a specialized workshop for repair Such malfunctions are 1 worn teeth of the camera kinematics 2 mechanical damages of the film channel parts 3 break of the claw mechanism Here is list of possible minor malfunctions Table 9 Malfunction Possible cause Solution Note 1 Film is too tight or too weak Wrong friction adjustment Unscrew a locking nut of the friction take out a control bushin...

Страница 34: ...them by napkin moistured in gasoline and put a thin layer of lube VNIINP 271 TU38 102603 76 Lubricate the reg pins fork finger with same time pattern with lube VNIINP 271 Always check the film tension If the film is too weak or too tight on the take up spool check and adjust it s friction clutch Use the tool AGD5 178 011091 from the ZIP set Place the lube VNIINP 271 into the grooves of the brass c...

Страница 35: ...F on the control unit and run the camera without film on 48fps for 20 30 seconds Remove extra oil from the film movement channel by means of soft napkin Figure 38 Oiling places of the claw mechanism 14 2 2 Cleaning lubricating and adjusting of the mags Remove the mag ling and cog wheel cover of the take up clutch Inspect and clean and lubricate it if necessary Check the film counter and mag openin...

Страница 36: ... the Table 12 If the frequencies differ more it is necessary to adjust them by means of the resistors R1 R3 R5 R7 R9 R11 Figure 9 of the control unit These resistors correspond to the shooting frequencies of 24 48 96 144 192 216 240fps 14 3 Repair The repair should be done by highly skilled tech only Repair of the claw mechanism stabilizing and blocking mechanisms and optical parts can be done at ...

Страница 37: ...3 clean all metal parts with cotton napkins moistured with spirit It is forbidden to clean a wear faces cog wheels etc with solvent Left old oil on this surfaces 4 wrap optical parts into cigarette paper 5 place all parts into the boxes 6 wrap the sealed boxes into brown paper then into paraffined paper and put them into polyethylene bags with thickness of not less than 0 15mm Put a silica gel int...

Страница 38: ...APENDIX 2 Figure 1 Sizes and positions of the exposed field and position of the Events and Times marks Figure 2 Electrical connections for measuring of the consumption current ...

Страница 39: ...6 1 144 1 288 48 1 119 1 144 1 192 1 288 1 576 96 1 238 1 288 1 384 1 576 1 1152 144 1 358 1 430 1 575 1 864 1 1760 196 1 486 1 576 1 768 1 1152 1 2304 216 1 536 1 648 1 864 1 1286 1 2592 240 1 596 1 720 1 960 1 1440 1 2880 APPENDIX 4 Continuous shooting time depending on the shooting speed and mag capacity Mag capacity m Shooting speed fps 24 48 96 144 192 216 240 Shooting time seconds 60 132 66 ...

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