de vere 5108 repair

[wager123]

I just received a 5108 from Ohio and on getting it in my dark room i discovered that the wire that moves the enlarger head up and down had broken and needs to be replaced. it is a thin braided wire that is located in the upper part of the enlarger and runs around the plastic pully s located there . any one delt with this before and know how to replace or fix this.
thanks
Mitch

[nolindan]

What you are looking for is variously called "aircraft control cable" or "wire rope"

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/september/11/maintaining-flight-control-cables

https://www.mcmaster.com/aircraft-control-cable/

[Ron-D]

I had the identical issue on my wall-mount 5108, and because of the heavy-duty springs this repair is not that easy. Minimally, you should reach out to KHB and get the manual and proper cable.

[interneg]

It's covered in the instruction manual - KHB or Odyssey Sales (the successor to De Vere) will be able to help. Don't expect it to be a non-messy undertaking.

[viboons]

It's covered in the instruction manual - KHB or Odyssey Sales (the successor to De Vere) will be able to help. Don't expect it to be a non-messy undertaking.

Have you had any experience with Odyssey, John?

[Martin Aislabie]

Have you had any experience with Odyssey, John?

Odyssey are excellent in my experience - I have used them 3 ~ 4 times.

Martin