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Originally Posted by JOReynolds
Before setting up, wipe the greasy dust from the Tensators at the rear but, whatever you do, don't undo them - they can be lethal!
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I was going to ask, out of total curiosity, what 'Tensators' are, as the search engines aren't very helpful with this question, but then I found the answer, as it happens, from yourself many moons ago.
'JOReynolds
1st May 2014, 10:05 AM
The counterbalance spring ('Tensator') is very powerful, especially on the chassis designed for heavy condensers. If the condensers are removed, the negative stage will tend to rise unless braked. Use wooden blocks or wedges to stabilise the mechanism.
Sharp-edged and powerful Tensators are used in both De Vere and Durst enlargers. I used to visit central London photo labs, where anecdotes circulated of technicians receiving awful injuries. The floor-standing Durst 138S was particularly to be feared.'
I'm now slightly more educated.
Terry S