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Cheryl Berner - 19 Mar 2005 03:35 GMT

Hi everyone
I started to setup a darkroom in a building that is in my back yard. A
local studio went out of buiness due to the owners old age and no one to
run it anymore, so I picked up most of the equipment from his wife. In this
sale, I was able to get an old processor which was in good condition but no
manual. The model # is a Colenta 26/18 roller tranfer. Can anyone help me
if they have this model. We had to disassemble the unit and have some
questions on where some hoses go back. Thanks for any help.
Cheryl

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John - 19 Mar 2005 05:55 GMT

>Hi everyone
> I started to setup a darkroom in a building that is in my back yard. A
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>questions on where some hoses go back. Thanks for any help.
> Cheryl

    I believe that this was made by Colex-Colenta.

    http://www.colex.com/

    e-mail: info@colex.com
    fax: 201-265-7093
    phone: 201-265-5670


    mail:    Colex Imaging Inc.
        347 Evelyn Street
        Paramus NJ 07652 USA

    Good processor though I'm wodering how much volume you need to
keep it running.

Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.puresilver.org
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Cheryl Berner - 19 Mar 2005 06:14 GMT

Thanks for that information. I talked to Joe at Celex and he said they
didn't have any service manuals or pictures of this processor any more. Joe
said that someone out there still has one of these units and might be able
to take a couple pictures of how the hoses and motors will hook back up. I
plan to use this processor for black and white prints only. Once again
thanks for your help.

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John - 19 Mar 2005 07:32 GMT

>Thanks for that information. I talked to Joe at Celex and he said they
>didn't have any service manuals or pictures of this processor any more. Joe
>said that someone out there still has one of these units and might be able
>to take a couple pictures of how the hoses and motors will hook back up. I
>plan to use this processor for black and white prints only. Once again
>thanks for your help.

Perhaps contacting the following may help

From : http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/finearts/facilities.html

Department of Fine Arts
Mount Allison University
53 York Street
Sackville, New Brunswick
E4L 1C9 Canada

Telephone: (506) 364-2490

Fax: (506) 364-2606

That page says "here is also a colour darkroom equipped with a
4 x 5 Chromega closed-loop dichroic enlarger that feeds a Colenta 26
"RA-4 dry to dry colour print roll processor. "

Wish I could be of more help. Unfortunately it's been about 10
years since I've seen one of these units.

Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.puresilver.org
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