Jobo Drums on Unicolor Processor?

[sven_sampson1]

Hello:

 

I'm about to spend the next two years sailing the South Pacific in my

sail boat. I have been debating whether or not to bring my 4x5 gear

and part of the issue has been how to process the b&w while I'm on

the water. Those of you who sail probably know that space tends to

be very limited on boats.

 

I currently own a CPA-2 with the drums necessary to process 8x10

(3010), 12 sheets of 4x5 (2553) and a smaller drum to process 6

sheets of 4x5 (2523). I recently heard about the Unicolor motor and

was hoping that I could use my Jobo 6 2500 series drums on it. Has

anyone tried it?

 

I do know about the Jobo Roller Base, but I would prefer to use

something driven by a motor for ease of use and consistency of

processing.

 

Does anyone know the rotation speed of the Unicolor processor and how

it compares to the Jobo motors?

 

Many thanks for your responses.

 

Sven

[john_kasaian1]

Sven, do you have stabilizers on your boat? The Unicolor base has to be level or the drum will take off on its own----hopefully not overboard! :(

[sven_sampson1]

John,

 

I'll probably only process film when I'm well anchored, in protected achorages, with roll stablilizers deployed.

 

Your point is well taken. :-)

[robert_davis2]

The 2553 will work. It must I just did it today. You'll want to replace the cog lid with non cog lid. Basically turning it into a 2551 . No need to get the magnet. The 2523 is too short.

[bob_moulton7]

The 2500 series drum you mention with the standard not the cog head works fine on the uniroller. The 3010 drum will work on the roller without any head alteration, but you'll need to put some large bands--I use a combination of rubber bands and velcro strips around the drum to keep it from creeping off the unit.

The uniroller lacks water temp control. depending upon your port, that could monkeywrench your processing in b/w or color.

Bob