For what it's worth, the CA Type II we buy in the USA is also manufactured in the Netherlands and packaged in the UK, so it's likely the exact same as what you get in Europe. The mottling does show up on it, but only in the darkest areas and it can be subtle. Maybe it's more obvious in direct...
Very old thread, but I had run into a very similar issue in a Thermaphot ACP 404. Uneven cyan streaks all across every sheet, in different shapes/streaks too. Sending through an entirely unexposed sheet still gave the streaks, so not a fogging issue.
(in the screenshot above, ignore the yellow...
I also found a different website with a gas strut with measurements that are much closer to the one on the actual easel but it's more than double the price:
I picked 50N since that's what the original gas strut said on the side label.
I have the same Saunders 16x20 easel, and mine is dead too. The link to the replacement gas strut seems to be dead. I Googled and found this one (guessed from the sl-4-20 in the old URL):
https://www.mooreindhardware.com/hardware/6-x-15-mm-10-psi-242-blade-diameter-gas-spring-2/
@Mark77 can...
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