Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not to take issue with the 3 tanking filling wash procedure, which I use. BUT it is my recollection that only works if you DO NOT USE ANY HARDENER IN THE FIXER!!! Don R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Develoment Help! > Eric wrote: > > > Simon: > > > > >At least, I wash for 10 minutes and things look fine so far. > > > > How do you determine sufficient washing time with a visual inspection? Am > I > > missing something? > > > > I read the Ilford web-site pdf documents for the Hypam fixer and the Delta > film processing insructions. They state 5-10 minutes is sufficient. In > fact they recommend the follwoing method to save water: > > Fill the tank. Invert five times and empty. > > Fill the tank again. Invert ten times and empty. > > Fill the tank again. Invert twenty times and empty. > > Dry. > > I use a Nova power washer which fills from the bottom and you just put the > reels in to wash the film. It churns the water through from bottom to top > and I have found ten minutes to be enough. I don;t think a visual > inspection would tell you anything, although others may correct me there. > > Simon > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html