Last year I posted a similar query, albeit using my Saunders LPL 4550 XLG (which, as far as I can tell from the manual, does not have replaceable filters like the Durst).
I am glad to see this topic revisited, the answers are helpful and give me several avenues of exploration since I have been wrestling w/the same issue.
I recently came across this online article about safelights on Paul Butzi's website:
http://www.butzi.net/reviews/darkroom.htm#Safelights%20(Thomas%20Duplex,%20Patterson)---------jump down to safelight section by clicking link on the left-hand list
I have been using a Thomas since I set up this darkroom, and Paul's article leaves me wondering whether the merely covering the vanes w/cardboard or other opaque material might just solve my problem.
I am waiting for a response to my e-mail to Tom Shoppa about whether his safelights have gone into production or further prototype versions, as I will be replacing the current setup in the darkroom where I will be teaching.
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