Beseler 45

[CMoore]

Anyway.......i also have two of the condenser heads. I assume it is a pretty, straight forward swap of one head for the other.?
But now i am looking at Filters. The manual says to use 6x6 inch filters
Is that what you guys use.?
The back end of the filter "drawer" is rounded, and i am having a hard time getting these to come out of the head. I have not tried to use it on the enlarger yet, just putting a filter in the holder and inserting it. It seems to go in fine, but when i pull out the filter holder out, the filter wants to stay in the head.
Am i doing something wrong.?
Thank You

Maybe i should put this part last.....
It would seem i have lost my Third 45S Color Head in less than Two Years.
It starts with a slow/uneven response to the timer, and then ends in a catastrophic failure. A new bulb does nothing, and it might be blowing the new bulbs (again) as well.....kind of a long story, but i know these heads have a history of these types of problems.

 

[ann]

We just cut the filter so it was rounded off at one end
Hope this helps

 

[CMoore]

We just cut the filter so it was rounded off at one end
Hope this helps

That is exactly what i was wondering.
Beseler makes no mention of it in their manual. They just say 6x6 inch.......so i thought i was doing something "wrong".
Thank You

 

[mgb74]

A while back I made a set of cardboard "masks", 1 for each filter, that "fit" including the rounded end. I found that easier then messing with the filter holder.

I also have a 45s, though not set up yet. Your experience is a bit discouraging. But I'm also keeping a condenser light source as a backup.

 

[M Carter]

We just cut the filter so it was rounded off at one end
Hope this helps

Just remember to cut the end without the filter numbers... yeah, the ones that came with my MXT had half the numbers cut off...