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Figure 2-2. Foot Operated Camera Vacuum Pump
e. Film Dryer. The electric film dryer is a Decco Model 1418
which utilizes air blade drying to provide quicker film
production. The dryer is mounted on a shelf attached to the
right-hand shelter wall above the sink. The wet processed
film is fed into the dryer through a slot located in the front
panel of the unit. A series of squeegee rollers then carries the
film through the dryer passing it between a set of upper and
lower air tubes which direct the air
over the surfaces of the film. The dried film is then passed
through a slot in the rear of the dryer housing. A deflector
mounted on the rear housing then steers the film upward and
back over the top of the dryer unit to bring it within reach of
the operator. (See fig. 2-3.) Power for the dryer is obtained
through an adjacent equipment receptacle and is controlled by
means of a two-position switch on the front of the unit.
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