The Aristo DL1200 Cold Light Head is a two part unit -lamp housing and power pack- which contains a three prong thermo cord which operates the thermostatically controlled heater. This is plugged into any available 115V outlet. It provides coverage for the 4" x 5" Durst L1200 series enlargers. The lamp housing is 5-31/32" x 5-27/32" x 2-1/8".
Cold light sources must be placed as close to the negative carrier as possible in order to prevent light loss and fall off.
More and more photographers have turned to cold light to solve a wide variety of printing problems. If you are serious about photography, cold light will enable you to achieve superior black and white or color prints.The Aristo cold grid light unlike either the condenser or diffuser types, permits proper, efficient transmission of light through the negative and optical system. The result a savings of time, labor and material.
Note: If you are using a solid state timer make sure it can handle inductive loads.