[rollei_list] Re: JOBO film developer questions

  • From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 08:23:03 +0100

Wow, 

looks serious...

Will it work in Europe? I.e. are the pipe sizes/threads different (I guess an 
adapter would fix that), and will it run off of 220v (I guess a power 
adapter would fix that)?

Is it that much better than the Jobo water mixing panel?

Thor

On 3. jan. 2012, at 02.18, Jim Brick wrote:

> This is what I use, a bit expensive new, but it single handedly made the 
> biggest difference in my darkroom operation over any other item. I have two, 
> the first I bought new, the second for 1/3rd the price on eBay. It is truly a 
> set and forget controller! One is for my JOBO ATL-2400, the other for my 
> sink. You won't need two of them...  :-)
> 
> http://www.hassmfg.com/search.pl/biased_guide.pl?keyword=1092&Submit=search
> 
> Also read this, it's total fact:
> 
> http://www.hassmfg.com/biased_guide.pl
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Brick
> Sunnyvale, CA
> http://www.photomojo.org
> 
> On Jan 2, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Thor Legvold wrote:
> 
>> Just a quick question for those who might be using one of these units.
>> 
>> I'm finally (!) getting around to getting my ATL1500 up and running and 
>> installed, and found that the input hose is missing. Before I run off and 
>> buy one, taking a quick look on the net reveals that people are either using 
>> a "mixing panel" to get proper temperature before running the water into the 
>> unit (high pressure, from the tap via the mixer panel), or what is basically 
>> a water heater in a tank/bucket of water with a small pump to bring the 
>> water into the unit (low pressure).
>> 
>> Since I'd like to do this right the first time, what are the 
>> advantages/disadvantages to each method? Is the water mixing panel a rare, 
>> expensive and fiddly piece of gear, or is it set and forget? Will using a 
>> "bucket" of water with a small pump and heater be easier when something 
>> breaks (seems people are using small winshield washer fluid pumps and such, 
>> along with inexpensive portable water heaters)?
>> 
>> Looking for opinions, which this list seems to have no end of :-P
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Thor
>> 
>> 
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