Confessions of a #darkroom #junkie (part 1 of ♾️ many).
For my #BlackAndWhite neg developing, I've mostly used tanks and trays (for #LargeFormat), but also used a #Jobo #CPE2plus processor.
The problem: it was an old machine and the motor was struggling, only capable of running a couple of minutes at low torque and then stopping 😞.
So I tried to cash in on my #RightToRepair.
Maybe the motor brushes were ruined? Maybe a new motor was needed? (it's in fact a car windshield wiper motor)...
🧵1/ 5
So the problem was elsewhere.
Carefully checking the circuit board with a multimeter revealed another suspicious component: the diode rectifier, whose DC output was wild. These things don't age well, and this one was about 30 years old...
🧵 3/5
After a quick intervention with the soldering iron, #RightToRepair wins the day and my old #Jobo #CPE2plus plus friend is as good as new!
It's just great to get such an old beast in proper working order again, without having to break the bank buying a replacement!
This is now my standard dev method for #35mm, #6x6, #4x5 and #11x14.
My beloved home-brewed #510pyro works beautifully, with super-consistent results with all my standard films.
So if you *can* repair, *do*!
🧵 5/5
Jean-Sébastien Caux
Debra Wilson