I am currently putting my darkroom back together in my basement; I used
to do a lot of photography but haven't had a darkroom set up since I
moved 18 years ago. I have a PDT 2015 and the associated PDB 2053
probe, but I can't remember how they work and I can't find the manual.
Can anyone give me a description of how it works? Thanks.
Ben
Rod Smith - 21 Dec 2005 00:44 GMT
> I am currently putting my darkroom back together in my basement; I used
> to do a lot of photography but haven't had a darkroom set up since I
> moved 18 years ago. I have a PDT 2015 and the associated PDB 2053
> probe, but I can't remember how they work and I can't find the manual.
> Can anyone give me a description of how it works? Thanks.
I don't have one of these or a manual for them, but I do have a book
entitled "Philips Darkroombook" that gives brief descriptions of them. I'd
be willing to scan the relevant pages and e-mail them to you if you like;
just tell me (by e-mail if you prefer). I'd rather not fire off big scans
uninvited, though.

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mick - 21 Dec 2005 14:26 GMT
Rod,
If you send a few pages to Ben (above), please cc: me as well. Thanks!
mick
Rod Smith - 21 Dec 2005 16:24 GMT
> If you send a few pages to Ben (above), please cc: me as well. Thanks!
I've just sent the pages to both you and Ben. If either of you doesn't get
them, please check your spam filters and tell me if they weren't
misdirected as spam. I sent them as two GIF attachments, one for each
page.

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mick - 21 Dec 2005 14:25 GMT
This is interesting. I'm in the same boat. I moved into our current
house 18 years ago and had to leave behind my darkroom. I've had my eye
on a spot in the basement, all these years, and this fall have started
to put up the stud walls, etc. to get a darkroom back together. A
couple of months ago I bought a Philips PDT 2015 at a photo swap event
outside of Minneapolis and am now trying to figure it out. I found a
site in England that will sell a copy of the manual and will post a
link below. Last evening I gave the timer to my son (senior
math/physics college student) and asked him to figure it out. Let's
keep in touch and see if we can make this thing useable.
mick
http://www.oldtimercameras.com/stock/Model.asp?Model=9564&ModelPage=true
Their reply to my query:
We do ship to the US postage would be £2.75,it is not available as a
pdf file. I am sorry but we do not accept paypal, you can pay with a
credit card.
Regards
OTC Ltd
01707 273773
sales@otcworld.co.uk
www.otcworld.co.uk
MXP - 25 Dec 2005 23:41 GMT
I have the original manual. So if you have some very specific questions
I can try to look it up. Never used the probe.
Max
>I am currently putting my darkroom back together in my basement; I used
> to do a lot of photography but haven't had a darkroom set up since I
> moved 18 years ago. I have a PDT 2015 and the associated PDB 2053
> probe, but I can't remember how they work and I can't find the manual.
> Can anyone give me a description of how it works? Thanks.
> Ben