Contact Printer from Germany

Hello everybody

I bought this antique contact printer. It is quite compact and think suitable up to 8x10. It has a height-adjustable diffuser, 4 white and one darkroom lamp, a mechanical electric timer (Tobias Baeuerle & Soehne) and an archaic dimmer and the cables don't look trustworthy either. I haven't dared to plug in the device yet. Would you replace the electrical components with modern ones? I find the device itself very interesting. Of course, a simple sheet of glass for contact sheets would be a lot easier. It should have advantages to work with such a device?
I thank you for your experiences and inputs

regards
NormaN

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Your biggest problem after replacing questionable wiring, will be finding contact printing paper. Enlarging paper is far too fast for this printer.

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Originally Posted by hornstenj

adox lupex...
https://www.fotoimpex.com/photopaper...-normal-3.html

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Have similar USA made

Replace all wiring.

Check lamp sockets

Leave the old time timers for decoration and control with modern timer

I really like mine

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Originally Posted by NormaN

Hello everybody

I bought this antique contact printer. It is quite compact and think suitable up to 8x10. It has a height-adjustable diffuser, 4 white and one darkroom lamp, a mechanical electric timer (Tobias Baeuerle & Soehne) and an archaic dimmer and the cables don't look trustworthy either. I haven't dared to plug in the device yet. Would you replace the electrical components with modern ones? I find the device itself very interesting. Of course, a simple sheet of glass for contact sheets would be a lot easier. It should have advantages to work with such a device?
I thank you for your experiences and inputs

regards
NormaN

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Lupex is great!

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Originally Posted by hornstenj

adox lupex...
https://www.fotoimpex.com/photopaper...-normal-3.html

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ee8c681c_c.jpgWEB Contact Printer by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

I changed to oven/fridge bulbs

Mine also has height adjustable diffusion, cropping blades, new 1/4" plate glass as OE was broken, all metal, very heavy too

I gladly paid $200 some years ago

It has a Time-O-Not

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Originally Posted by Tin Can

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ee8c681c_c.jpgWEB Contact Printer by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

I changed to oven/fridge bulbs

Mine also has height adjustable diffusion, cropping blades, new 1/4" plate glass as OE was broken, all metal, very heavy too

I gladly paid $200 some years ago

It has a Time-O-Not

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Nice Device!

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Originally Posted by Jim Noel

Your biggest problem after replacing questionable wiring, will be finding contact printing paper. Enlarging paper is far too fast for this printer.

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Lupex Paper is ready!Attachment 216475