Gast
Hi Werner,
I found this website: elektroersatzteile-info.de
And they have this plug, the El-STA003 – you’ll
need to type that into the search box!!
Anyway, they say it’s heat-resistant!
Would this be suitable for the dry press??
Niall
MKL
Yes, this is the one for old-style paper dry presses.
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Michael
Gast
Dear Niall,
Yes, that's the right one for your press.
Werner
Gast
Great!! I'm trying to get in touch with them!
But it's really tricky!!!
My German is non-existent and their English isn't great either!
Niall
Gast
Well, it looks like I’d have to buy four from them, which would cost around €18.00!! PLUS €18.50 postage = around €36.00!!!
That sounds like too much to me!!!
Are there any other shops in Germany that sell these plugs!!!
Niall
Gast
Dear Niall,
I believe that El-STA003 is the official code for this plug (I have seen listings from a Dutch company and an Icelandic company online), so I would suggest asking for this plug at a specialist electrical shop in your home country.
It is likely that machines fitted with this plug were also exported to Ireland, so the plugs should be available.
Even if there were cheaper plugs in Germany, your main problem was the high delivery costs.
Werner
Gast
...I definitely won't be getting one here!!!
If you know of anywhere else I could look,
I'd be grateful!!
Niall
Gast
Dear Niall,
I can suggest two options for you. The first would be to ask Mr Boeddecker to send you such a plug with your next order.
The second suggestion might be to ask about the plug in this newsgroup
http://www.phototec.de/frame39.htm
. It’s another German newsgroup, but in my view there are more participants, even from other countries (you don’t need to sign up).
Werner
Gast
To FOTOIMPEX,
Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to mention Löffler’s forum, but I think it’s more important that Niall gets his press campaign up and running.
Perhaps you could even help?
Werner
Gast
Who is Mr Bodekker!!1
And does he have these plugs!
Niall
Gast
What's that bit you've written in German, Werner?
Gast
Dear Niall,
Mr Boeddecker is the owner of this shop, "FOTOIMPEX", and I thought you might be one of his customers, so that you could get a discount from him (with your next order of photographic equipment).
But if you aren’t a customer of his, it’s probably not possible.
I told Mr Boeddecker in German that I’m a bit sorry to mention the other newsgroup in his newsgroup, because it’s actually a newsgroup run by his competitor (they both sell darkroom equipment), so that isn’t entirely ‘above board’, but I think it’s more important to get your press working.
And I added that he could probably help you with the plug.
Niall, I know my explanation isn’t very clear, but my English isn’t very good.
Werner
PS: Franz will send you the plug on Monday so that there’s no longer a problem (Phototec newsgroup)
cfb_de
Hi Niall,
Mirko Boedecker runs this site. He is the owner of the German company "FOTOIMPEX", which deals in films, photographic paper and other items. FOTOIMPEX is well known for selling Efke and Foma products; Efke films are very fine-grained and offer high resolution. They produce an "old-fashioned" look if developed correctly.
Werner apologised for linking to Phototec. Phototec is run by Mr Loeffler and is also a company selling photographic products. Peter Loeffler sells Amaloco chemicals (Dutch), Lucky films, and runs online forums as well. I believe Werner linked to Phototec because their forums have been online for longer and are read by more people.
Both Mirko and Peter sell nearly everything you need, so you’ll find Ilford, Agfa and Kodak there as well.
Don’t panic, just wait. As I’ve already told you, I have two of those plugs here and will send you one. Just as we discussed in our email.
Franz
To everyone whose English is even worse: (Niall, I’ll translate into German now.)
I’ve just written that Mirko runs the forum here and has a photo shop. He’s known for stocking Efke and Foma; regarding Efke, I’d point out the fine grain and high resolution, as well as the ‘classic’ look during appropriate development.
Regarding Phototec, I’ll mention that Mr Löfler also runs a shop and specialises in Amaloco chemicals. As for his forums, I’ll note that they’ve been online for some time and are therefore visited by more people.
I also mention that you can get the “standard” Ilford/Kodak/Agfa stuff from both of them and try to reassure Niall. We’ve exchanged a few emails, which led to me popping into Elektro Elsässer here. I bought two plugs there (I need one myself as well) and will send him one.
Best regards,
Franz
cfb_de
Werner,
you were a bit too quick off the mark with your reply. I’d only just written mine when you posted :-)
Franz
Gast
.....Can you explain what you mean by "old-fashioned look"?
Actually, Franz, I replied to you on the other site!
I was hoping someone might have the other type of plug!!
The polypropylene (I've been drinking again!!!)
Just as an option to see what price they come up with,
in terms of postage!!!
Niall
Gast
I have two more questions about the Foto-Galvano Press!!!
Can anyone translate the instruction leaflet for me?
And can I get replacement cloths for it???
Niall
cfb_de
Hi Niall,
I’ve just posted this for you on the other forum:
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Hi Niall,
I sent you a letter today. It contains one plug (€4.50) and cost me €2.50 for postage. It should arrive in the next few days.
If it hasn’t arrived by next Wednesday (14 July), please leave me a message.
The bank details should have been made clear in my letter. I’m waiting for your transfer, or else your postcards. One with a nice Guinness advert would be lovely indeed. The second one with a view of Dublin. I’ve never been there.
Best regards,
Franz
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Okay, end of quote. Posting starts right here.
If you scan the leaflet and email it to me (<2MB please, otherwise it’ll bounce), I’ll translate it within two or three days. Better still: make it available for download on your website. Hope you understand my rotten English... Your part.
Well, spare cloth for dryers... I asked my mum to make it. She took a piece of white, thick cotton fabric, put it through the washing machine a few times at 90°C and then sewed it for me. It still works fine. Both the drying cloth *and* my mum :-)))
Make sure you have a well-educated mum and some proper cotton fabric. Mums can be replaced by a tailor and money, but proper cotton fabric can’t. ;-)
And, please, do me a favour: don’t drink and do darkroom work. It won’t work.
Almost forgot: please connect this plug as follows: one inner pin as live, the other as earth. It doesn’t matter which one is connected to which source pin. The outer pins (those two metal prongs) are ‘earth’. Please connect them too; it’ll keep you alive.
Yours,
Franz
Downside, a short translation into German follows:
Ladies and gentlemen,
as before, here is a brief translation of my stammering English:
I wanted to say the following:
Niall, I’ve already written to you on the other forum that I sent you a plug today for €4.50 plus €2.50 postage. It should arrive soon.
If it hasn’t arrived by Wednesday, let me know. If a bank transfer is too expensive, then send me the two postcards. One with a Guinness motif, one with a city view of Dublin. I’ve never been there, you see.
Then I’ll make my request for a translation of the instruction manual known – if he can make head or tail of my crude English – and give the tip on how to get a replacement cloth: ask Mum for some thick cotton fabric that’s been boiled a few times. Have it made, then Mum can sew it to fit. Alternative: a master tailor and money.
I also write about the plug configuration: the inner pins are for live and neutral, the outer pins must be earthed. If not, you could easily get a shock. (I don’t think the electrical system in Ireland is up to our standards. Even here, a shocking number of people don’t have a residual current device in their homes. This comment is only for Germany. Have a think about it...)
Gast
...It's OK, I think I've got a translation of it!!!
But what about that old-fashioned look you're talking
about with Efke film!!!
Niall
Gast
Niall,
Efke films look different from modern films; they have a slightly creamy quality in the lighter tones, and they produce a brighter green but a darker red. All in all, it’s a very nice 1950s-style emulsion with a wide range of tonal diversity.
They were first sold as ADOX until the late 1960s; now they are sold as Efke. I like them very much.
I would recommend the KB/R/PL 50 in particular – it has sufficient speed and very fine grain. Do give these films a try.
It’s difficult for me to describe this in my limited English, so please have a look at the information on the FOTOIMPEX website.
Finally, regarding your dryer: are you aware that you can only use this type for fibre-based paper and not for RC paper (just as a point of information, to avoid melting the RC paper on your press)?
Franz,
Regarding Irish electricity: it’s much safer than in Germany, with a 1-amp fuse in each plug. In small machines it’s 5 amps, in larger ones 13 amps.
You cannot fit any other plug into the socket apart from a 3-pin plug, with earthing of course; the earthing pin switches the voltage on and disconnects the socket.
The British/Irish plug and electricity system is the safest in the world, definitely safer than our German plug and fuse system.
Werner
Gast
...yes, I was a bit surprised to find that you Germans still use two-pin plugs!!
That really surprised me, as I always thought you lot were
a step ahead, if you’ll pardon the expression!!! By that I mean
I thought your electrical system would be ultra-modern!
Werner, your English is very good so far – how do you know so much about our electricity system and so on!
Niall
