Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have NEVER used the 1-liter packs, but I have had inconsistency with XTOL, both between batches and within batches. So the usual warnings about older 1-liter packets don't suffice. There seems to be something else going on. My tap water is god-awful, so I switched to distilled water for both mixing and dilution. Per LUG wisdom, I store it in 5 separate 1-liter containers. I try to chew through the stuff in 2 months, but 5 liters is good for 40-80 rolls, and I don't always shoot that much. Since taking these precautious, I have gone through my first 5-liter package with no problems, and am seeing the same good behaviour through the first two weeks of my second batch. XTOL, is, to me, definitely worth the extra vigilance -- the results justify the risk. The 1+3 doctrine promulgated by Mark Rabiner can change your life. If it weren't for the questions about its stability, XTOL would be the free lunch that there was formerly no such thing as. - -A L > -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Wajsman [SMTP:wajsman@webshuttle.ch] > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:00 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Developer preference > > Gilbert Plantinga wrote: > > > on 3/4/01 10:07 PM, S Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net wrote: > > > > I've been using the 1-liter packs without problem for quite some time. I > was > > under the impression that it was just one batch that was no good, hit > the > > stores about a year ago. > > > > Gilbert > > Same here. Always one-liter packs since I "discovered" XTOL a year ago or > so, > and never a problem. > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ >