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Going to check out a Chromega D Dichroic II (what to look for)


Thankyou so much. So this one is basically not working either but working better than my last one lol. If im mostly color printing I need both the Standard Power Supply and the Voltage Stabilizer and then a timer as well? That price adds up and I found a refurbished chromegatrol on KHB for under $700. I'm wondering if I should just suck it up and buy that one?

I did have 1 questions though for a work around. Is there any reason why exposing my prints "manually" wouldn't work. By manually I mean turning on the focus switch and then counting out the seconds for my exposure. I would try to always print around 15-20 seconds or more so that my timing be off by a second wouldn't have too big of an affect. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work or give me relatively accurate results. Does the power/light fluctuate when turned on in focus mode since its running a different power supplied to the enlarger?
 
A separate multi-purpose power conditioner between the wall and a timer will fulfill the function of the voltage stabilizer, and as they are useful in the computer world, they are easily found.
And for colour printing, where the exposure times can be quite short, you will want a timer.
I rely on the timer heavily for black and white printing as well.