Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/27
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M.R., the DOOGS is Leica's code word for your enlarging lens, so if you
can't use it, that problem is solved. {To remove the lens, just turn it
counter-clockwise with your hand.] Once you get a new lens, you just screw
it on in a
clock-wise direction. Any 39mm [Leica screw-mount] thread will do the job.
Yours might work just find if you clean it carefully, despite the haze &
scratches.
{Do not use pliers, the American word for spanners, I believe; they are
not
necessary. But if happen to have a 10-pound sledge hammer around, you might
keep it in readiness in case of a real emergency.}
DOORX is the Leica code word for the extension tube that, I guess, you
screw
into the enlarger's lens thread before screwing in the enlarging lens. I
used a less expensive Leica enlarger, called a Valoy, with a 50mm/3.5 lens,
and
no extension tube.
The glass plate you mentioned can be cleaned with soap & water or glass
cleaner and a soft, clean cloth. The bulb, when needed, can be bought on
Ebay or
in Manhattan, maybe, in B&H or Adorama --or in some big cities -- from some
big camera stores.
If I can find a free manual, I'll send it separately, regards, bob cole