DeVere 504 questions

[calebarchie]

Sorry I misread that as 2.5k which it was closer to, but still a far cry from 10k... And yes, I know of several around these parts, still in use though.

[kfed1984]

back in the 70s and 80s the 1080 was probably more than 10k, not adjusted for inflation. I guess you bought yours in the 2000s when they were given away for free.

[calebarchie]

back in the 70s and 80s the 1080 was probably more than 10k, not adjusted for inflation. I guess you bought yours in the 2000s when they were given away for free.

I got it in 2020 - have a look on my blog. A lot were scrapped locally, especially the horizontal units and at the time I was looking you could still get one new from the factory in China. Not sure if that's still the case post-covid but I recall they wanted around 5K just for the 5108 LED head - check taobao etc. Odyssey in the UK seem to deal mostly with parts and refurbs but I'm sure they could arrange a new one from the mainland if you were so inclined.

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[kfed1984]

I'm driving 6 hours on Saturday to check out the De Vere. The seller is back from vacation now.

Anything I should be looking for, anything that could stand out?

Some pictures of the unit here. 3 lenses, 35mm, 120, and 4x5 masks/carriers, and some spare bulbs.

I heard the 504 uses 2 bulbs instead of 3, how does this work? The second bulb is for some brightness adjustment?

[Peter De Smidt]

Just looking at the pictures, the color head says "Single lamp" on it. It looks like a nicely extensive setup.

[ic-racer]

I'm driving 6 hours on Saturday to check out the De Vere. The seller is back from vacation now.

Anything I should be looking for, anything that could stand out?

Some pictures of the unit here. 3 lenses, 35mm, 120, and 4x5 masks/carriers, and some spare bulbs.

I heard the 504 uses 2 bulbs instead of 3, how does this work? The second bulb is for some brightness adjustment?

Wow, great find!

[interneg]

I heard the 504 uses 2 bulbs instead of 3, how does this work? The second bulb is for some brightness adjustment?

The MKV dichroic uses 2x250w, all the other De Vere made 504 dichroics are 1x250w. Not sure where you got the idea of 3x bulbs from.

[Tin Can]

Chain becomes notchy with age

Clean it and regrease

Watch out for the spring

[kfed1984]

The MKV dichroic uses 2x250w, all the other De Vere made 504 dichroics are 1x250w. Not sure where you got the idea of 3x bulbs from.

I got that idea from other enlargers that use separate bulbs for each of the three colors. The Phillips RGB enlarger has 3 bulbs for example.

[kfed1984]

Chain becomes notchy with age

Clean it and regrease

Watch out for the spring

Thanks. I will have to disassemble it. Probably will not fit in the car. Does the column come off the board without any springs exploding in your face or any chains that have to be removed?

There has to be some mechanical linkage from the pulleys to the column.