Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don: The problem is with plastic reels. As stated by many, when you use photo flo with plastic reels, they get hard to load. Not only does it build up, but some wetting agents may react with the plastic, as for example the final rinses with formaldehyde. In the case of Jobo machines, the build up can occur in the arears that are touched by chemicals. This buildup then makes the residues of the other process chemicals stick and cause contamination of other processes. Regards, Robert Regards, Robert At 07:00 PM 5/23/99 EDT, you wrote: >Some of us like to carry the film on the reels to the drying cabinet before >unwinding the film which means the stainless steel reels do get into the Ecco >121 antistatic wetting agent. Before the reels are put away, they go through >a full cycle in the washing machine with the standard detergent. Have not >had any problems with the wetting agent stuck to the reels. > > > >