Museum of the Broadcast Television Camera

Notes:-
The Pye Mk3 camera was the first Pye camera to use the Image Orthicon tube. It proved to be a success from the start and the compact camera incorporated many new and novel features, like motor driven turret, iris and servo focus drives. The circuit design was conventional, drawing from their experience with the Mk1 Photicon camera.


Pye had a agreement with the USA company General Precision Laboratories (GPL) who provided engineers to help with the development of the Mk3 and they marketed the camera in the Americas.

 

It is reported that 303 Pye Mk3 were sold with about 100 to GPL in the USA and 80 + to the rest of the world. The early cameras suppied to the BBC were in "BBC Dove Grey" colours.

Pye's philosophy was to provide all the equipment for a broadcast installation from the microphone and camera though to the transmitter and at home, the receiver.

Index
Camera body:-

Page 01 Camera front view
Page 02Camera rear view
Page 03Camera electronics side open #1
Page 04Camera tube side open #2
Page 05Camera scanning yoke top view
Page 06Camera rear views, early and later.
Page 07Camera viewfinder
Page 08Camera viewfinder top view
Page 09Camera viewfinder bottom view
Lens systems:-
Page 10Prime lenses for the Pye Mk3 camera
Page 11Remote focus & turret control unit type 843336 for Pye Mk3 Camera
Page 12Mecanical focus modifications
Page 13Watson 5:1 zoom lens on mounting skid
Page 14Lens transit box and headsets
Page 15Diascope type 843324
Page 16Diascope disassembled to show test card.
Page 17Diascope film adaptor
CCU & PSU:-
Page 18CCU type 842309 picture & waveform monitor version front & rear view
Page 19CCU type 842309 side 1 (valve side) view
Page 20 CCU type 842309 side 2 (component side) view
Page 21 CCU type 842318 standard version
Page 22Spare
Page 23Spare
Page 24Spare
Page 25PSU type 842356 front & rear view
Page 26PSU type 842356 side 1 (component side) view
Page 27PSU type 842356 side 1 folded down
Page 28PSU type 842356 side 2 (valve & transformer) view
Other items:-
Page 29Camera variant type 842014JL
Page 30 Early versions of the Pye Mk3 camera
Page 31 Camera in operation #1
Page 32 Camera in operation #2
Page 33 Camera in operation #3
Extra pages:-
Page 34BICC Mk3 Camera cable data (this line is a spur, returns to here)
Page 35 BICC Mk2 Camera cable data (this line is a spur, returns to here)
Page 36 3 inch Image Orthicon tube data (this line is a spur, returns to here)


Adverts:-

Elektron magnesium pressings

Catalogue:-
842014 camera brochure, early.
842014/842028 camera brochure, later.

Information:-
BBC ETD Line up instructions for Pye Mk3 Image Orthicon camera
Modificatons to the Pye Mk3 camera by the American University

Links to other Pye Mk3 pictures:-
Museum of Photography in Charleoi, Belgium, report in CQ-TV 257

Early pye camera supplied by GPL to NHK The NHK Museum website
Norwegian Broadcaster (NRK). Display at Technical Museum, Oslo, Norway. Wikipedia
Danmarks Tekniske Museum in Helsingor. Wikipedia
MTV stúdió, az angol Pye cég által gyártott kamera. Hungary, Budapest V. Wikipedia

Culture Victoria, Pye Image Orthicon, Black and White Camera
interesting clip of a Pye Mk3 being rigged. :- STV AT LUSS HIGHLAND GAMES - Moving Image Archive



Pye Mk3 Camera model numbers:-
84 2014 Camera for 525 & 625 lines, either standard without change.

84 2014E camera for 525, 625 & 819 lines by switching.

84 2028 camera for 405 lines

84 2309 CCU for 525 & 625 lines
84 2309E CCU for 525, 625 & 819 lines by switching.
84 2318B CCU for 405 lines.
84 2356C PSU for 525, 625 & 819 lines. 85-125V or 170-250V 47-70Hz.

84 2369B PSU for 405 lines. 85-125V or 170-250V 47-70Hz.

Pye Circuit Diagrams & Drawings:-

 

The sheet number refers to multi part camera drawings, 2 of 5 etc.

The diagram number relates to a handbook contents number.

Most of these drawings are from full size plans and need to be printed to at least A3 size.

 

842014 Camera
Name
Sheet No.
Diagram No.
Notes

842014F

Camera block diagram


842014R

Frame wiring

Sheet 1 of 5

842014R

Focus amplifier

Sheet 2 of 5

842014R

I.O. carriage

Sheet 3 of 5
842014
Sheet 4 of 5
842014
Sheet 5 of 5

842028 Camera

Name
Sheet No.

Diagram No.

Notes
842028
camera block diagram
drawing missing
842028
9
842028
Sheet 1 of 5
842028
Sheet 2 of 5
842028
I.O. carriage
Sheet 3 of 5
drawing missing
842028
Camera supply distribution
Sheet 4 of 5
drawing missing
842028
Sheet 5 of 5
13
Camera PSU
Name
Sheet No.

Diagram No.

Notes

842369B

3
Camera CCU
Name
Sheet No.

Diagram No.

Notes
842318 (B)
CCU, Standard
drawing missing
842318 (B)
842309N
1
843335
842795B
Misc items
Name
Sheet No.

Diagram No.

Notes
842517-Y&Z
1 of 2
  Issue 25 undated
842517---Z
2 of 2
  Issue 4 undated
842520-4BZ
1 of 2
Mk3 series 405/50
842521-4BZ
1 of 2
Mk3 series 405/50
842573
1  Block Diagram
Mk7 series 405/525/625
733339