Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was doing large batches like this some years back, I had no real complications with a large tank. Gentle inversions at 1 minute intervals were part of my normal regimen so that was quite easy to accomplish. I was using FG-7 at 1:15 which gave what I'd term "middle-of-the-road" sorts of developing times, I used a pre-soak and the only complicated issue for me was the washing. I had an old Wat-Aire (sp?) tube washer that was too short for everything at once, so I constructed a PVC tube rig that was featured in a magazine back then. It was designed to have a certain size and number of holes drilled in the bottom point of the sides to allow a slow flow from the top, out the bottom. You can make the tube as long as you wish, clamp a hose at the top and tune the water flow to maintain a constant level. The tube was closed at the bottom with a simple flared cap that was some sort of normal plumbing piece. > > On 6/15/07, H. Ball Arche <h_arche@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Can any of my fellow mossbacks give a head's up on using one of these >> things? Any problems I should know about? >> >> I've always gotten by using 2 & 4 reel tanks, but anymore its >> taking me >> two days to process a weekend's worth of film. >> >> One thing I can see as a potential problem is the length of time it >> takes to fill the tank if it's loaded and capped - should I fill the >> tank w/ >> dev. first and then load the film? >> >> Please, no SmartCard jokes. >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! >> TV. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >