Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The current issue of the JOBO newsletter arrived. There was a warning about this. They said that "any" wetting agent will build up over time, on your reels, making them difficult to load. Basically, don't put your reels in any wetting agent. Jim At 06:23 PM 5/20/99 +0200, you wrote: >I am very happy with my Jobo CPE-2 processor but still unsure about one >thing. Ever since I started doing B&W in the mid-80s, the last step in >processing film has been a 30-second bath in Photo Flo (without >agitation). I have never noticed any build-up on my plastic reels, even >after several years of use. > >My Jobo manual warns against bathing the reels in wetting agents, >claiming that a build-up will result and that this cannot be removed. >Instead, it recommends bathing the film in wetting agents only after >taking it off the reel and in a separate tank. This sounds very >inconvenient and I have so far ignored this advice. However, mine is a >low-volume operation, perhaps one roll a week. I would like to hear from >those of you (like Tina) that have processed hundreds or thousands of >rolls in their Jobo's. What do you do as far as wetting agents? > >Thanks! > >Nathan > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Overijse, Belgium >General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator >Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman >