220 volt vs 120 volt enlargers

Is there an advantage in either 120 volt vs 220 volt enlargers?
Thank you.

 

None whatsoever.

 

Certainly. A 120 volt enlarger will last much longer when plugged into 120
than 220. Plug a 120 volt enlarger into 220, and it will work for
milliseconds, your warranty will be void, and you just may qualify for a
Darwin award.

So, in other words, the voltage of your enlarger must match the voltage
where you intend on using it. For example, in the U.S., use the 120 version
and in Europe the 220.

 

Richard Levacy via PhotoKB.com ha scritto:

yep ! less risk of electric shock

 

You posting wins the latest round of the "Duh!" awards.


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And the original question doesn't?

 

I guess his won the previous round ...


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Just trying to answer at the same level as the question.

 

Hehe please don't quote or respond to people in my kill file

 

Richard -

The enlarger voltage should match the electrical service where you live.
In Europe and some parts of Asia, the standard service voltage is 220v, and
therefore 220 v would be the appropriate rating for the enlarger. In North
America and most of South America, the standard service voltage is 120v and
enlargers to be used in those areas should have that rating.

Photographically, however, the voltage is unimportant.

 

Give the initial poster a break.

There are advantages to 220v clothes dryers and stoves over their 120v
siblings.

Might there be any to 220v enlargers?
I don't know.
But that may be why he asked the question.

Collin
Caveat: This posting may be as accurate as a Dan Rather comment.

 

Domestic 220V is used in the US for high power appliances, such as
the above dryers and stoves.

But a 2,000+ watt enlarger? Somewhere there may be an 11x14" enlarger
with a xenon/HID arc lamp light source, but most use a ~150W light bulb.
At 150W there is no advantage to 220V.

 

Heh. Just for that, I'm going to outfit my old Elwood with a BAK projection
lamp (1000 watts) and a forced-air cooling system, courtesy of my old Hell &
Bowell 16mm projectors. Then fit my enlarging lens with a shutter and make
exposures in the 1/10 second range ...


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So, why does much of Yurp use 220 while North America limps along on 110?
Interesting cultural difference.


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That makes more sense.

In addition ... I wonder ...
How many use voltage stabilizers on their condenser enlargers?

If not, cheap UPSs for $35 or so would really be a good thing to
obtain.

 

Cheap UPS systems don't regulate the AC line. The regulation
of the cheap "trip-lite" AC regulators is so bad they are not
worth using.

There was a cheap solution called a Wein 'Regu-Lite' that worked
for low-line conditions but could not regulate if the line voltage
got above 117V. The Wein's design and construction left much to be
desired, if you get one/have one keep a fire extinguisher handy.

 

Is there an advantage in either 120 volt vs 220 volt enlargers?

yes.
220 volts enlargers are much prettier than 120 volts.

regards,
Stefano


PS:
are you kiddin?

 

When Edison came up with his generating system he thought making it 200
something would generate (no pun intended) more law suits than making it
110, so 110 it was. When Tesla came up with his alternating current system,
he had to make things downward compatible, so he was stuck with 110 Vac.
As for why North America use 110 and Yurpeans use 200 and something, one
reason is that Yurpeans are cheap (or is it wise?) and they don't like to
spend too much money in copper. Pretty much the same thing as why should I
drive a Suburban to go to work, wasting lots of gas and polluting like crazy
when a Fiat will take me there for less (gas + pollutants), may be the
comparison is a little too off, yeah, I think it is.

 

Would you care to supply the necessary crystal ball, such that we can
tell just who is in your kill-file?

 

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Why? It was a joke.