Winterlandschaft
Dear forum members,
I’d appreciate some expert advice regarding a Meopta Opemus 6 enlarger that has been unscrewed incorrectly. As I’m new to the forum, please excuse me if I’m unaware of some of the forum’s customs and inadvertently break them.
I’ve been taking photographs for about three years; I started with a pinhole camera kit, moved on to an Agfa Isola I I found at home, and eventually ended up with a Yashica Mat 124 G.
About two years ago, I bought an enlarger and used it to make my own prints. Well, some of the pictures are actually turning out quite well! (even though I have the unprofessional feeling that the exposure times are very short)
In short, last week I unscrewed the Opemus. If you look at the enlarger, you can see two screws there; I loosened them. These screws were holding in place an upside-down black metal shell, and underneath that, the socket for the 150 W bulb. But when I tried to screw the whole thing back together, I couldn’t find any openings on the bulb socket that were the right size to fit the screws. In other words, when I put the two screws through the holes in the metal cover and through the holes in the upturned bowl, and then hold the bulb socket against it from below, the screws don’t grip anywhere.
What have I done wrong? (Apart from unscrewing the enlarger)
I’d be grateful if anyone could help me, as building the enlarger has actually been quite a lot of fun.
Regards
Markus
Commander8x
I’ve just checked: the two screws in the cover hold the lamp socket in place; they have nothing to do with closing the cover.
So, with the cover plate removed, you first screw the socket into the cover. To do this, you need to open the socket to see where the counterparts to the screws in the cover have gone. Once you’ve found them: screw everything back together neatly and close the socket. Then pop the bulb in.
Finally, hook the cover into place at the front of the housing (there are two pins inside that engage with the hooks in the cover). Then press the cover down and secure it with a single screw on the back of the housing (at the top edge). The cover has a tab at the back with a threaded hole; this needs to be positioned behind the hole in question from the inside, then screwed tight from the outside – and you’re done.
Regards, Matthias
Winterlandschaft
Hi Matthias,
Thank you very much. There were indeed two spare nuts in the set. Putting it back together was a bit of a faff in the end. But everything’s working again now.
Best regards,
Markus
