Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Split printing - was Focomat V35 enlarger
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:47:13 -0800

Roy Zartarian wrote:
> 
> Does the Aristo VC head accept a voltage stabilizer?  When I first
> started with the Zone VI, I found exposure times from the same
> negative varying widely.  The problem went away after I sent another
> check to Fred Picker for the stabilizer.  The original situation was
> not unlike that which Bill Franson described in his posting about the
> Z6 VC head.
> 
> Roy
> 
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Allen at Aristo will tell you that a voltage stabilizer which I think
might be built in, would only solve part of the problem, the pre heater
in the unit solves most of the problem. There is some light sensor thing
out there, I think zone 6 that could easily solve all of the problem. I
have no problem with the little problem, I don't do a quick number of
little six second exposures and expect them to match up, I don't do
wallets for mass public consumption (say goodby to those high school
seniors). With a little experience and intelligence the unit is more
than workable. I think you'll find it in many of the most prestigious
darkrooms (I'm now going to see if aristo has a website with appropriate hype).
People who like stainless steel pots would not like cold lights, its
more for people of the cast iron, aluminum or even copper variety.
Mark :-) Rabiner