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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
Film movement
Number of films in the film channel
Shooting speed, fps
Speed deviation, %
Image deviation, mm, no more
- at 24-96fps
- at 144-240fps
Starting time, sec, no more
Available lenses, F, mm
Flange focal length?
Mag capacity, m
Magnification of the viewfinders, x
- attached viewfinder
- monocular
- collimator sight
- prismatic sight
Shutter
Drive
Power source
Consumption current without heater, A, no more 32
Consumption current of the heater, A, no more 24
Control tools
Tripod nut
Allowable temperatures, centigrade
Atmosphere pressure, kPa (mm of mercury)
Ability to work (except power source, control
unit, and remote control) after:
1. Vibration overload, Hz
2. Continuous linear acceleration with
GLADIOLUS
movie camera
35mm
Direct only, in one plane
1
24, 48, 96, 144, 192, 216-240
+/-2.5
0.02
0.04
3
18, 28, 40, 75, 150, 300
57+0.01
60, 120
6
8
1
3
Disc-shaped, single-blade, variable angle (30, 60, 90, 120, 145
degrees)
DC motor MU-332A with tacho-generator and separate control unit
DC 27V+/-2.7V with no more than 3% pulses allowed
Footage counter, voltmeters, ammeters
3/8''
+5 (-40 in box) to +35
613-1066 (460-800)
10 to 200 with acceleration 50 m/sec
40 (4)
2
(5G).

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  • Page 1 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).

  • Page 2: Delivery Set

    Weight of the terminal box, kg Box weight (without heater), kg 4. DELIVERY SET Name, index Document name Quantity Note Recording camera Gladiolus-1 with parts 4RKS.00.000 mounted on it: - 120m mag 4RKS.03.300 - lens mount cap 3RKS.00.00.050 For the lens mount Bracket 4RKS.01.350...

  • Page 3: Principle Of Work

    300mm lenses Set of lens hoods 4RKS.26.000 For the 18, 28, 40, 75, 150, 300mm lenses, 5 pieces total 145° shutter 4RKS.01.340 90° shutter 4RKS.01.360 60° shutter 4RKS.01.370 30° shutter 4RKS.01.380 Ring 4RKS.11.020 Ring 4RKS.11.040 Bracket 4RKS.11.050 Big one Housing 4RKS.11.070 AGD5.285.000-01 Ring...
  • Page 4 5) Control unit; 6) Remote control unit; 7) Stationary support (the box support). Figure 1. Camera "Gladiolus-1" on the demonstration tripod. General view 5.3. Kinematics The kinematics of the camera is shown on the Figure 2. It provides a movement transmission from the motor to the claw mechanism, film-transporting mechanism, shutter, mag, and...
  • Page 5 Principles of the camera kinematics are described below. Rotation of the motor (1) is transmitted to the main shaft (I) by means of the pair of oblique-cog wheels (2,3), and to the tacho- generator (5) by means of the coupling (4). From the shaft (I) the rotation is transmitted to the shaft (II) by means of the pair of the cone gears (6,7).
  • Page 6 Figure 2. Kinematics...
  • Page 7 5.4. Optical schematics 5.4.1. Attached viewfinder. Optical schematic The optical schematic of the attached viewfinder is shown at the Figure 3. The image produced by a lens in the frame window is observed by operator by means of the viewfinder mounted instead of the claw so that ground glass (30) touch the surface of the front film gate by it’s front matted surface.

  • Page 8: Electric Circuits

    The optical schematic consists of the grid (40), prism (41) (AR-90°), three-elements lens (42), two-way mirror (43), and dispersive safety glass (44). The grid (40) contains transparent crosshair and rectangular easels with ‘40’, ‘75’, ‘100’ marks corresponding to the filed of view of the 40mm, 75mm, and 100mm lenses.
  • Page 9 Thermo-relay P (RB-5-1.5°C) indicates readiness 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.
  • Page 10 When you turn the switch B3 ON, power supplied to the remote control and indicator lamp L2 ‘POWER’ lights up. When you press the button B1 ‘START’, lamp L1 ‘WORK’ lights up, and 27V DC supplied to the control unit (for commutating of the camera power) through the button B2 ‘STOP’...
  • Page 11 5.5.3. Electric circuit of the control unit Electric circuit of the control unit is shown on the Figure 7. The control unit is purposed for all necessary connections and stabilizing of the motor rotation speed. Electric circuit of the control unit consists of several units: rotation speed stabilization unit, voltage converter unit, scalers unit (purposed for film counting), and some other units purposed for controlling of the camera.
  • Page 12 When you switch on the switch ‘START’ of the control unit, or push the button ‘START’ of the remote control unit, 27V is supplied to the relay P9 of the board U4. This relay links chain R23-C4 to the base of transistor T4. This chain provides actuating of the relay P8 for 1-2 seconds for producing a DC signal fro the impulses coming from the camera.

  • Page 13: Electrical Connections

    Figure 8. Electric circuit of the power source unit 5.5.5. Electric circuit of the heater Electric circuit of the heater is shown on the Figure 9. The heater is purposed for maintenance of positive temperature in the box during operation at low temperatures (less than +5°C). The heater is stand-alone unit mounted onto the box.
  • Page 14 Figure 10. Electric connections 5.6. Electrical circuit of the monitoring unit Electrical circuit of the monitoring unit is shown on the Figure 11. The monitoring unit is purposed for measuring powering voltage and consumption current during maintenance procedure. It also measures voltage of the tacho-generator and current of the motor at different speeds. The monitoring unit consists of the terminal box and monitor.

  • Page 15: The Camera Body

    Figure 11. Electric circuit of the monitoring unit 5.7. Construction and operation of the basic parts 5.7.1. The camera The camera is pictured on the Figures 12, 13. It is the body (51) (Figure 12) with gears inside. 5.7.1.1. The camera body The body has the frond side (53) (Figure 12) attached to it by means of the screws (52).
  • Page 16 Figure 12. View from the lens brackets side. Figure 13. View from the motor side. Housing is removed. 5.7.1.2. Camera mechanism Board (84) (Figure 14) holds the film movement mechanism consisting of: 1) claw mechanism (11); 2) sprocket (15) wit top (85) and bottom (86) carriages; 3) marker (87) of time pulses;...
  • Page 17 4-teeth reg pin moves along two guiders (100) and along rear gland guider attached to the body by means of screws. Movement from claw forks is transmitted to the reg pins by means of the lever (101). Both crankshafts are installed in the busing (102) which outer diameter is eccentric regarding to the crankshafts axes.
  • Page 18 Figure 16. Claw mechanism 5.7.2. Mags The mags are shown at Figures 17 and 18. The camera is supplied with two types of the mags – 60m and 120m. All the mags are detachable, common chamber. They are installed into the camera onto two alignment pins and secured by means of the thread lock (120) (Figure 17).
  • Page 19 Figure 18. 120m mag 5.7.3. Lenses The lenses are shown at the Figure 19. They are complex optical systems purposed for projecting of the geometrically correct image to the film. 18mm and 28mm lenses are used to shoot a tool and wide objects, landscapes, indoor shots etc. 40mm lens has a general purpose.
  • Page 20 Figure 19. Lenses 5.7.4. Viewfinders The viewfinders are: attached viewfinder, monocular, collimator sight, prismatic sight. 5.7.4.1. Attached viewfinder The attached viewfinder is shown on the Figure 20. It is purposed for focusing and keyframing. The viewfinder’s construction allows to orient it in any direction within a free hemisphere. Turn of the image is possible by means of the ring (145) after loosening of it’s lock.
  • Page 21 Figure 21. Monocular 5.7.4.3. Collimator sight The collimator sight is pictured on the Figure 22. It is purposed for focusing and keyframing with 40, 75, 150, 300mm lenses. The collimator sight is mounted onto the camera for work with objects at 200-250m from the camera. The sight consists of the body (153) with two-way mirror (43) on it.

  • Page 22: Remote Control Unit

    Figure 23. Prismatic sight 5.7.5. Hand support The hand support (Figure 24) is purposed for the convenience of the operator when he is shooting form hands. The hand support is handle (160) with tube rod (161) attached to it by means of tooth-type coupling. The handle can be fastened at different angles.

  • Page 23: Control Unit

    10) counter (177) counting amount of exposed film; 11) switch (178) ‘FPS’ for setting the shooting speed. Side wall of the unit has a connectors for connecting cables. Rear and bottom sides have a rubber dampers. Bottom side has also a metal folding bracket for setting the unit into convenient position. Figure 25.

  • Page 24: Power Source

    Figure 26. Control unit, front side Figure 27. Control unit, rear side 5.7.9. Power source The power source is purposed for powering the camera with 27V DC. It is pictured on the Figure 28. The unit is metal box (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).
  • Page 25 Figure 28. Power source unit 5.7.10. Box The camera should be placed into the box during operation at high dust loading, high relative humidity, and low air temperature (+5 to –40°C). The box consists of the body (200) and housing (201) attached to each other by means of the locks (202) using a rubber padding.
  • Page 26 Figure 29. Assembled box Figure 30. The box before inserting the camera Figure 31. Bottom 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:...
  • Page 27 1) switch (230) ‘ON/OFF’ for the heater powering; 2) red lamp (231) ‘HEATER IS ON’ 3) green lamp (232) ‘HEATER READY’ There are two connectors Ш1 (233) and Ш2 (234) on the front side for controlling and powering. The heater has the carrying handle (235). Figure 32.

  • Page 28: Terminal Box

    Figure 33. Monitor 5.7.12.2. Terminal box The terminal box pictured on the Figure 34 is purposed for linking the monitor with the control unit. The box has following items: 1) connector (258) and cable (259) for the camera; 2) connector (260) and cable (261) for powering. Cable (262) built into side wall is purposed for connecting the monitor.

  • Page 29: Marking And Sealing

    Figure 35. Tools and accessories 7. MARKING AND SEALING The camera has a plate with: 1) camera code; 2) factory code and year of production; 3) serial number of the camera. The control unit, remote control unit, power source, monitor unit, box, tripod, mags, mag lids, lenses, brackets, adapter rings have marking with code and serial number of the camera.

  • Page 30: Preparation For Work

    4) Connect the units with power OFF only. 11. PREPARATION FOR WORK Do following before using the camera: 1) check the delivery set by logbook; 2) unpack all boxes; 3) wipe the film channel carefully with clean napkin. Check and clean all outfit before using. Blow out any dust by means of syringe, especially from film channel. Make electric connections in accordance with the Figure 10.
  • Page 31 11.6. Camera loading 1) Turn the camera cover locks into ‘O’ position by means of special spanner; 2) Turn the sprocket (15) (Figure 14) by means of the same spanner so that reg pins came out of the film channel; the film register’s tail should maximally came out of the guider;...

  • Page 32: Operating The Camera

    2) Mount the sight with the bracket onto the camera top and secure it by screws. 11.10. Installing prismatic sight Install it like lens. 11.11. Placing the camera into the box 1) Remove the nut (220) (Figure 30) and inserts (219); 2) Remove the housing (201) (Figure 29) opening the locks (202);...

  • Page 33: Using The Heater

    3) Don’t turn ON the camera by means of the power source unless control unit and remote control unit are set into operational state; 4) Turn OFF the ‘POWER’ switch of the control unit after finishing your job. 12.1. Start and stop of the camera The camera can be run from remote control unit –...

  • Page 34: Routine Maintenance

    pressed 9. There are not light marks Dirt un the LED channel Clean and wash with spirit the LED ‘events’ or ‘time’ on the film channel 14. MAINTENANCE The movie camera is precise device consisting of complex mechanical, electrical and optical systems. Be especially careful handling optics and claw mechanism.
  • Page 35 14.2.1. Cleaning and lubricating the camera To clean the camera mechanism, it is necessary to remove it from the body. To do this: 1) remove the camera lid; 2) unscrew the screws of the mechanism plate; 3) remove the mechanism with the plate out of the camera body. Clean a ball-bearings with A76 gasoline to remove old oil, and put in a new oil VNIINP-6 TU38-001168-74 (two drops into each ball-bearing).

  • Page 36: Using Zip

    14.2.3. Testing electric part Measure total consumption current by means of the ammeter of the monitoring unit. Check the shooting speeds using the control unit, remote control unit, and monitoring unit. The test should be done with 60m and 120m film reels at least three times (start, middle, and end of the reel). The camera should be loaded with one of the reels, and run.

  • Page 37: Storage Rules

    4) remover the film transporting mechanism plate; 5) unscrew the screw near the helical; 6) remove the shutter unit out of the body; 7) replace the helical. 14.4. Test shot Take the test shoot after the routine maintenance. Use a test pattern or some object with highly contrast parts. This object should be shot first time after de-preserving the camera with all lenses.
  • Page 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...
  • Page 39 Figure 3. Dimensions used for measuring of the image deviation APPENDIX 3 Exposure time depending on the shutter opening angle and film speed Shooting speed, Shutter opening angle, degrees Exposure time, seconds 1/59.6 1/72 1/96 1/144 1/288 1/119 1/144 1/192 1/288 1/576 1/238...

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