[pure-silver] Re: bad vibrations

Shannon Stoney wrote:


I found the filter pad place, but there were no filters there. It seems that I have been using this thing for about a year with no filter pads! I opened it up to see if there was a lot of dust. Not really. I don't see how dust in this case can cause vibration, but maybe it does. The fan itself is in the unit on the floor, which also contains the motor that drives the fan.

In the Devere, the negative carrier is not exactly clamped down. It goes in a little drawer and just sort of floats there.

--shannon

I used to have a De Vere 504 with a similar setup. There was a large power supply/fan connected to the head with a flexible hose. Mine had a squirell cage blower that really moved a lot of air. Too much air, really. You might consider changing to a more flexible duct that doesn't transmit very much vibration. I considered using a flexible dryer vent, but I never got around to it. You might also consider getting a control that allows you to run the blower at a lower speed. Don't use a light dimmer, as these are bad for the motor. Perhaps a ceiling fan speed regulator would work. Turn on the enlarger lamps and feel how hot the head gets. Now run the fan at a lower speed and check the head temperature. As long as it doesn't get too hot, you should be ok.
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