kauffman v36
Member
Hi,
At school we have a V35 in amazing cosmetic condition that hasnt been used in god knows how long (sincebefore i started there). So the other day i get in the mood to tinker with it and see if the things works since i know its one of the best enlargers for 35mm. I turn it on, everythings fine, and then poof. Bulb burns out. Shit, wth happened. So my professor and I take out the bulb, see if it was bad, it was obviously burnt so we replaced it with a brand new bulb. Same thing happened, in less time.
This leads me to believe there is a short somewhere in the electric portion of the enlarger, it was through 3 bulbs total and i wasnt willing to waste more since theyre not cheap.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to where to start to find the short. I know its a leica and yadi yadi ya but a short is a short, honda or mercedes, and can be easily fixed if attacked correctly. I know theres some electric gurus on here that tinker with enlargers 24/7.
Thanks in advance!
Robert
At school we have a V35 in amazing cosmetic condition that hasnt been used in god knows how long (sincebefore i started there). So the other day i get in the mood to tinker with it and see if the things works since i know its one of the best enlargers for 35mm. I turn it on, everythings fine, and then poof. Bulb burns out. Shit, wth happened. So my professor and I take out the bulb, see if it was bad, it was obviously burnt so we replaced it with a brand new bulb. Same thing happened, in less time.
This leads me to believe there is a short somewhere in the electric portion of the enlarger, it was through 3 bulbs total and i wasnt willing to waste more since theyre not cheap.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to where to start to find the short. I know its a leica and yadi yadi ya but a short is a short, honda or mercedes, and can be easily fixed if attacked correctly. I know theres some electric gurus on here that tinker with enlargers 24/7.
Thanks in advance!
Robert