Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We've been through Photo-Flo before. The best online source of information for the stuff is: http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/health/tiDocs/ti0688/ti0688.sh tml I myself am content with letting a roll of film - off the developing reel - - sit in a fresh 1:200 solution for a minute, then hanging it to dry. To one liter of water I add 5 ml of concentrate measured with a graduated medicine dropper obtained at a local pharmacy. The dropper and the container are used for no other chemistry. Roy On 18 Jun 2001, at 14:17, ShadCat11@aol.com wrote: > The reason I don't store photoflo solution for more than a few days is that > it seems a favorable environment for bacteria colonies or other critters that > can deposit themselves on film or even eat of it, as told to me by a Kodak > tech rep over their telephone call-in service. But I was wondering. If > isopropyl alcohol were added to the mix, wouldn't that retard or eliminate > organic pests in photoflo solution? >