Greetings my old friends. I've been going through a lot of family problems lately and so have decided to let go of all of my analog gear and get out of the game.
So, I found someone to take over my darkroom space. She bought my Durst 138 with Ilford 500 head setup. I believe is it the 500H power supply. I have the head set up with an RH Designs 500 Analyzer timer with probe. I hadn't printed on my rig in perhaps six months, I don't know.
When I showed her the system, one bulb blew, so I replaced both of them with ELH 300watt bulbs. Everything was ok for a little bit, but she told me she blew both bulbs when she raised the head and put some strain on the cable.
Ok, since then, she has blown six bulbs! What in the world could be wrong with the machine? I never replaced a bulb in the years that I used the setup.
Could the contacts on the cable have been damaged? What should I look for?
Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated. I need to help her straighten this out, as well as buy her some bulbs.
Best,
Larry
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