[Leica] Focomat Ic Questions (was B/W Enlarger Question)

[Don McClure <mcclure1@erols.com>]

This talk of Focomat Ic enlargers is an example for me of the usefulness 
of this list--despite its recent bloat and bombast. I've been lurking 
(mostly) around here for three years and the flood of great information 
and insight never ceases to amaze me. 

Anyway, just today, a friend gave me a Focomat Ic. It's an early one that 
has been sitting around in a garage for a long time, the wiring is all 
dry rotted, the condensor and negative carrier are gone ("Oh, they are 
around here somewhere. I'll keep an eye out for them") and the lens is a 
little hazy. The rest of it seems to be there, in good, if dirty, 
condition.

Here are my questions:

Is the lens worth having cleaned? It is a Focotar 5cm f4.5. I could use 
it on my Omega B8 (or can I?), if I can't salvage the Focomat. Somewhere 
on the web I read that this lens was actually made by Schneider. Any 
comments?

How easily available are the condensors, negative carriers and other 
accessories? Would bying this stuff separately cost more then the 
enlarger is worth? Any suggestion of sources? Funny, I do believe I saw a 
condensor at a flea market in Reading, PA a few weeks ago.

TIA,

Don McClure
Abingdon, MD