Durst L1840 Enlarger 8x10 10x10--Everything you wanted to know...

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I have the removable Tripla also but I don't see really the interest for it .

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Note that most Tripla's have alignment issues. I have tested 5 examples before getting a decent one. That is why on the autofocus durst's the rotating lens panels run on ball bearings. Putting large and heavy lenses on a Tripla does not make it better.

Interesting point, the EL-210 is huge compared to the Rodagon 210.

What method are you using to check for alignment,
I no longer have access to our old school Chief Darkroom Tech with his wisdom and tools, the digital wave forced him into retirement. :mad:

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Originally Posted by gary mulder

Note that most Tripla's have alignment issues. I have tested 5 examples before getting a decent one. That is why on the autofocus durst's the rotating lens panels run on ball bearings. Putting large and heavy lenses on a Tripla does not make it better.

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Ginette,

I would love to see some pictures when you have that 1414 Aristo head fitted to the 138!

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Originally Posted by Allen in Montreal

Interesting point, the EL-210 is huge compared to the Rodagon 210.

What method are you using to check for alignment,
I no longer have access to our old school Chief Darkroom Tech with his wisdom and tools, the digital wave forced him into retirement. :mad:

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A friend of mine has a laser alignment gizmo.:)

Speaking of alignment; as sturdy as the L1840 is, when I switched from an Aristo to the CLS2000 with the Negateil the laser demonstrated that the camera assembly did tip forward a fraction of a degree. This required a very slight baseboard re-alignment. The lens-to-negative alignment, of course, did not change. I don't use the adjustable lens plates; mine squares up ok with the standard lensplates.

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Originally Posted by gary mulder

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Originally Posted by Ginette

I have the removable Tripla also but I don't see really the interest for it :o

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Note that most Tripla's have alignment issues. I have tested 5 examples before getting a decent one. That is why on the autofocus durst's the rotating lens panels run on ball bearings. Putting large and heavy lenses on a Tripla does not make it better.

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;) Another reason for keeping things simpler when it is possible. Another item to be added to the selling list!

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Originally Posted by Allen in Montreal

Ginette,

I would love to see some pictures when you have that 1414 Aristo head fitted to the 138!

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Yes I will do. In this topic http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ad.php?t=44368 you have a picture of an 8x10 cold light (1212) on a Durst 138, this is the John Power enlarger modified by Michael Mutmansky.

Thanks to a Vapla lensboard from the APUG forum, and a mounting flange from Mike123, I got my Fujinar 250mm lens mounted. First impression is that the corners of a 40" print are not as sharp as the center by aerial image assessment. It may be good enough for a print that size. Full report to follow.

Here is the Fujinar 250mm mounted on a Vapla. The hole in the Vapla was enlarged and then drilled and tapped for M2.5 screws.

Mike123 send me two mounting flanges to try; one of them fit perfect.

So, basically it cost about $35 for the ring and lensboard.

I just took a job running a darkroom in New york. They have a Durst 184 fitted with the optional LAMOT motor-drive. The motor is not working. I have the original manual, which says that the 110v model uses a 2 amp fuse. The fuses are missing. Does it use just the standard glass fuse? Or is there some specialized fuse that it needs?

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Originally Posted by will_salley

I just took a job running a darkroom in New york. They have a Durst 184 fitted with the optional LAMOT motor-drive. The motor is not working. I have the original manual, which says that the 110v model uses a 2 amp fuse. The fuses are missing. Does it use just the standard glass fuse? Or is there some specialized fuse that it needs?

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You can get the fuse at most auto supply shops. It takes a half sized (length) fuse.

2a/250v/ 362

I paid about 5 dollars for a box of 3 at the auto shop.