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The 30 inch Kreonite Color Paper Processor Prior to the acquisition
of the 30 inch continuous print processor, |
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The newly delivered processor ready to install into the darkroom wall |
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After removing the 8-ft resin lined sink, the drywall is carefully torn from the wall of the darkroom |
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View from inside the darkroom, studs still in place |
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View from print receiving area outside the darkroom, studs removed |
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Some of the electric components required for connecting the processor to the electrical service |
Mission accomplished ... |
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Finally, the processor installed and working |
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View from inside the darkroom showing the print 'feed tray' and chemical pumps and filters (below tray) |
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Processor with one of several 'racks' pulled from its innards |
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Side view showing the drive chain and gears that would pull the prints from the darkroom feed tray thru a series of chemical tanks and eventually to the print dryer |
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Top view of the print drying heaters and fans (foreground) |
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The processor with the sides removed exposing the paper guide racks in their chemical tanks (right) and the forced air print dryer (left) |
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The jillions of plastic gears, guides and plastic bits exposed to the daylight |
At the end of business
operation, the beast had to be disassembled |
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The back (or feed) module pulled away from the darkroom wall |
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Breaking the Processor into its component modules |
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The front module removed |
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The middle module removed |
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The processor has been extracted |
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