I replaced all those parts scrounging around on what I could find on eBay. Info about Jobo's tanks and drums is still available online here:Īfter having the handle on the lift break twice on me, the plastic bottle rack break in half and the motor all of a sudden sputter out on me, I was still loyal to my CPE-2. Slightly over the 'limit', but not enough to worry about, IMHO. You could also use a 2551 or 2553 tank and three 2502 reels to develop 6 films, and this combo requires 640ml of solution. This is using the 1526 tank combo and 3 'Duoset' reels, which uses 570ml of solution. The maximum number of 120 films you can develop while staying within the 600ml limit is 6. They say that using more than that amount of solution may damage or shorten the life of the rotation motor - due to the weight of liquid.

HOWEVER, this combo requires 1500ml of solution and Jobo warn against using any more than 600ml of solution on the CPE-2. This will take seven 2502 reels with a capacity of fourteen 120 films (according to Jobo's information). The largest tank that can be fitted to the CPE-2 or CPE-2plus is a 2593 tank (2553 + 2560 tanks clipped together). Both types of reel can be loaded with two 120 films at a time. The larger 2500 reels are also far easier to load IME. The difference being that the 2500 tanks are larger in diameter and are capable of accepting a sheet film holder this might be something to consider if you've any ambitions in the direction of large format. The CPE-2 will take either 1500 series or 2500 series tanks.

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