Hasselblad 555ELD User manual

Victor Hasselblad AB
Göteborg Sweden
Service Manual
555ELDOM.EPS
990215
COPYRIGHT © 1999 ANDERS ENGSTRÖM
ANDERS ENGSTRÖM, ILLUSTRATÖR
Östra vägen 46
430 91 HÖNÖ
tel/fax [phone]
[email protected]
May 1999

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Camera body 555ELD
May 1999
General
Tools
Disassembly
Reassembly
Adjustment, final assembly and calibration of the flash meter
Sub-assembly: Front bayonet plate and auxiliary shutter
Exploded view: Shell
Exploded view: Motor housing
Exploded view: Right hand wall & main components
Exploded view: Left hand wall & electronics
Exploded view: Rear plate & auxiliary shutter
Exploded view: Front bayonet plate, mirror assembly & screen frame
Exploded view: Motor drive gear box
Exploded view: Shell 553ELX/500ELX
Exploded view: Motor housing 553ELX
Exploded view: Motor housing 500ELX
Exploded view: Right hand wall & main components 553ELX/500ELX
Exploded view: Left hand wall & electronics 553ELX/500ELX
Exploded view: Rear plate & auxiliary shutter 553ELX/500ELX
Exploded view: Front bayonet plate & screen frame 553ELX/500500ELX
Exploded view: Motor & electrical connections 553ELX
Exploded view: Motor & electrical connections
Exploded view: Motor & electrical connections 500ELX

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Exploded view: Motor drive gear box 553ELX/500ELX
Exploded view: IR Release unit

Related Service Infos
Revision 3 January 2001
555ELD - 553ELX - 500ELX
20/93 Redesigned flash metering circuit - 553ELX and 500ELX
23/95 New motor - 553ELX
01/97 Rechargeable batteries discontinued - 500ELX
06/97 New tripod foot - 553ELX
03/99 Battery compartment - 553ELX
04/99 Release and S-arm redesigned - 553ELX and 500ELX
05/99 Preliminary spare part catalogue - 555ELD
07/99 New Service Manual - 555ELD
09/99 Mounting plate in motor housing modified - 555ELD
14/99 Battery compartment for AA batteries - 500ELX
01/00 New CD-ROM - Version 1.2
09/00 New CD-ROM - Version 1.3
14/00 Discontinued parts - 500 series cameras
12/96 Tripod foot adapter/kits
01/93 New screw holding the side cover - 553ELX and 500ELX
17/93 Fitted with wrong spacers - 553ELX
01/01 Modified magazine hook - 555ELD
02/01 Modified motor unit - 555ELD
04/01 New CD-ROM - Version 2.0

May 1999
Camera body 555ELD General description
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Camera type: Medium format single lens reflex camera with a built-in motor,
TTL/OTF flash metering and two release systems, one adapted
for conventional photography, the other one for digital
photography including integrated connections for digital
camerabacks.
Camera body: One-piece, cast aluminium alloy shell with permanently
attached motor housing in lightweight magnesium. Tripod
socket threads 1/4" and 3/8", and tripod plate for rapid
mounting.
Filmformatandfilm 6x6 cm and 6x4.5 cm with different film magazines; 120 and
types: 220 rollfilm, 70 mm perforated long rolls and Polaroid film.
Filmadvance: Automatic motorized film advance with simultaneous shutter
winding and mirror return; maximum speed 1.3 frames/s.
Remote shutter release via optional cord or IR control.
Lenses: All CF/CFi/CFE/CB lenses from 30 to 500 mm, Teleconverter
1.4XE, Converter 2XE, Converter 2XE, Teleconverter APO
1.4XE and PC-Mutar 1.4X Shift Converter.
Shutter: Lens leaf shutter. Speeds from 1 to 1/500 s and B. Time
exposure lever on camera body.
Shutter / Mirror modes: Five different shutter/mirror modes; single exposure with
normal mirror function, sequential exposures with normal
mirror function, pre-release of mirror for one single exposure,
repeated pre-release for single exposures and pre-release for
sequential exposures.
Flash control: TTL centre-weighted dedicated system with OTF metering.
Measured area Ø40 mm. Film speed range ISO 64 - 4000.
Controls a wide variety of flash units using appropriate adapters
(SCA-system).

Camera body 555ELD General description
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*Acute-Matte D designed by Minolta
Viewfinder and focusing Foldable focusing hood with 5x magnification, interchangeable
screen: with 90º or 45º prism viewfinders or magnifying hoods.
Bright Acute-Matte D* screen interchangeable for other types.
Full viewfinder image with all lenses and accessories.
Adaption to digital backs: Integrated databus connections interface directly to leading
digital backs. A unique release system with separate front
release port on camera activates the digital back.
Camera operation: Electronic front release. Alternatively, the camera can be
released remotely by optional cord or IR control. Selector dial
for shutter/mirror release modes. Film speed selector for
TTL/OTF flash metering. Battery check for alkaline batteries.
Battery/Capacity: Five standard 1.5 V AA size alkaline batteries (LR-6 or AM-3)
or rechargeable NiCd types. Up to 4000 exposures with
alkaline batteries, less than 2000 exposures with fully charged
NiCd.
Fuse: 5x20 mm 1.5 A medium slow-blow instrument fuse.
Dimensions: Length 120 mm (4.7"), width 100 mm (3.9"), height 150 mm
(5.9").
Weight: 1125 g (2 lb 8 oz).
IR Release unit: Unit for infrared remote release of the Hasselblad 555ELD.
Attaches to the front release ports of the camera and powered
by the camera batteries. Can be set for normal or digital
photography. Supplied with the Hasselblad IR Remote control
44113, which in normal conditions provides an operating range
of approx. 10 m (33').
Dimensions: Length 26 mm (1.0"), width 86 mm (3.4"), height 36 mm
(1.4"), weight approx. 70g (2.5oz).
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Tools
Camera body 555ELD
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Tool No. Description Used for
V-2211 Pin driver Fitting the locating pin in the front plate
and the front gear bracket
V-2229 Focal length gauge Adjustment of the focal length,
mirror 45ºangle and focusing screen
V-2236 Microscope Focusing screen adjustment
V-4151/52 Focusing tester Focusing screen adjustment
V-4705 Focusing screen adapter Focusing screen adjustment
V-5423 Riveting jig Replacement of aux. shutter flaps
902474 Test box ELX/CX Calibration of the TTL flash meter
902658 Key angle gauge Adjustment of the front key angle
(V-2075)
903202 Power supply adapter Running the camera without batteries
970600 Service Test System Calibration of the TTL flash meter

DIS01.EPS
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DIS03.EPS
990316
DIS02.EPS
990316
May 1999
Camera body 555ELD Disassembly
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Motor Housing
Removethelens, film magazine, viewfinder and
focusingscreen.
Unlock the battery cover, operate the release button
and disconnect the battery cover at the exact moment
when the auxiliary shutter is closed and mirror is in
theupperposition.
Peel back the small palpas cover hiding the screw
(821033).Usetheshort screwdriver V-2245.
Removethe inner side cover(22709).
Removethecover(22928).
Fully wind the camera.
Remove the batteries and battery cover (30737
chromeor30742black).
Remove the socket cap (22470) from the side contact.
Removethetwo screws (820019) from the righthand
plastic grip (40202). Peel back the leather on the side
cover(chrome30424-1,black30631-1)and remove
thescrew (823017)underneath.The sidecoverand
the plastic grip can now be removed.
Removethecover(Chrome21292,black22117)
fromthemotorhousing.
Unplugthe releasebutton(46120)fromtherelease
socket
Fig. 1.
Removethefour screws, two(820042),two(823017)
and loosen the contact flex (22915) from the motor
unit and pull it clear of the motor housing. At this
pointthefuseassembly(815855,21305,22342and
13593) can also be removed. Finally, push out the
batterycompartment(50178).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
22709
22928
30737, (30742)
821033
820019 40202
30424-1,
(30631-1) 823017
21292, (22117)
820042
823017
13593
22342
21305
815855
46120
22915

DIS05.EPS
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DIS04.EPS
990316
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Camera body 555ELD Disassembly
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DIS06.EPS
990406
Remove the tripod foot (30763) by removing the six
screws(829790)andtherubbersupport(30778)held
by double-sided tape. When the tripod foot and the
rubbersupporthavebeenremoved,fourholes are
exposedallowingaccesstothefourscrews(823745)
holdingthe motor housing (30801) tothemain
camera body. Insert a screwdriver through the access
holes and remove all four screws. The motor housing
can now be removed from the main body of the
camera.
Fig. 3.
Motorunit
Remove the to long screws (823049) from the side
contact (13604). The contact will now pull clear but
will still be connected to the motor (22827) and the
wiring. If no further disassembly is to take place, then
care should be taken that this wiring is not broken.
Unsolder the brown, red, and blue wire from the
microswitch (13605). Remove the threescrews
(824205).
Fig. 4.
Removethescrew(821012)andthegear(13566).
Remove the two long screws (820048), that pass
throughthe outermountingplate, thenthroughthe
connectingterminal and into theinner mounting
plate. Remove the two short screws (820041 and
820042)located on both sides ofthe gear (13566) and
the two washers (810613). Gently remove the outer
mountingplate(21290).
Fig. 5.
Fig. 3
30801
823745
829790
30763
30778
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
823049
13604
22827
824205
Brown
Red
Blue
13605
13566
821012
820048
820042
820041
810613
21290

DIS20.EPS
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Disassembly
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DIS07.EPS
990316
DIS09.EPS
990316
DIS08.EPS
990316
To remove the parts from the outer and inner
mountingplatesproceedas follows (see the exploded
views 13 and 14):
Removethesmallnut(828001),eccentric(22352)
andbearingpin(14100).Removethescrew(821033)
andwasher(810532)andthemicroswitch(13605)
canbe separated from the outermountingplate.
Removethe link (22351),clip (817112) and stoparm
(13571).Disconnectthespring(814601),removeclip
(817115).Separatethemagnetarm(13561)andthe
clutcharm(14099)from the outer mounting plate.
Removethe twobearings(13528).
Removethethree plastic tubes (13606) from the
innermounting plate. Remove the fourscrews
(821033)anddisconnect thegreen,black,blueand
redwiresfromtheconnectingterminal(30435).
Fig. 6.
Removethe foampad(22823). Unsoldertheblue
wire from the sheet metal shield marked "+" of the
motor, the white wirer right opposite and the
capacitor(853549).Themotorcan now be separated
from the remainder of the motor unit.
Fig. 7.
Unloosenthescrew(820020)anddisconnecttheblue
wireconnectedtotheinner mounting plate (ground).
Lift carefully the PC board (22913) a bit and remove
thegears(13565,13563and13564).
Unsolder the red wire from the contact spring
(22646)andseparatethe PC boardfrominner
mountingplate.Unsolderthesolenoid(30421).
Camera shell
Removethecircularpiece of leather (13374) from the
centre of the mode selector and then remove the two
screws(823023)beneathit.Withdrawtheselector
knob(30429), thus exposing a furthertwo screws.
Removethesetwoscrews(820014) together with
theirwashers(810613)and(810607),andthen
withdrawthe symbol plate (30682),together with
thewasher(13541)andspring(816906).Removethe
circular piece of leather (13374) on the ISO selector
(22495)and remove the set screwbeneath it. When
withdrawing the selector care must be taken that the
springloadeddog(22533)doesnotspring
free.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 8
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
828001
22352
14100
810532
821033
13605
22351
817112
13571
814601
817115
14099
13561
13528
821033
30435
853549
White (-)
Blue (+)