Hi all, new user here:
I recently acquired a darkroom's worth of equipment from someone who got out of the analog game about 25 years ago, and who generously donated much of the equipment to me. Unfortunately, the basement where everything was kept had a mouse problem, and just about everything was covered in mouse droppings, or had been chewed into. I've got a few questions about some of the equipment, and was hoping for some insight here - Please see the attached image which includes some of the items in question.
1. What here is so outdated it should be replaced? I'm not willing to fiddle with something for an hour if 15$ buys me a new digital device that works better. (The timer, for example, there's simply better digital equivalents today)
2. What is the Fotoval? It's some sort of light meter, but that's all I know. I've tried to search online (to no luck), but pressing the two buttons on the sensor hasn't gotten me very far other than randomly moving the needle. The cable also seems to be quite frayed...
3. The color analyzer seems to be in good condition, but every channel except blue seems to have the same issue: My guess is that the potentiometer's in the base have gone bad, since the needle jumps around or doesn't move when the respective knob is twisted. Is this a known/fixable issue?
4. Anything else I should know? I suppose in this case, I just don't know what I don't know.
Thank you for your help! (I'm new to this!).
I recently acquired a darkroom's worth of equipment from someone who got out of the analog game about 25 years ago, and who generously donated much of the equipment to me. Unfortunately, the basement where everything was kept had a mouse problem, and just about everything was covered in mouse droppings, or had been chewed into. I've got a few questions about some of the equipment, and was hoping for some insight here - Please see the attached image which includes some of the items in question.
1. What here is so outdated it should be replaced? I'm not willing to fiddle with something for an hour if 15$ buys me a new digital device that works better. (The timer, for example, there's simply better digital equivalents today)
2. What is the Fotoval? It's some sort of light meter, but that's all I know. I've tried to search online (to no luck), but pressing the two buttons on the sensor hasn't gotten me very far other than randomly moving the needle. The cable also seems to be quite frayed...
3. The color analyzer seems to be in good condition, but every channel except blue seems to have the same issue: My guess is that the potentiometer's in the base have gone bad, since the needle jumps around or doesn't move when the respective knob is twisted. Is this a known/fixable issue?
4. Anything else I should know? I suppose in this case, I just don't know what I don't know.
Thank you for your help! (I'm new to this!).
