Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Develoment Help!
From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:19:50 -0000
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Eric wrote:

> Simon:
>
> >At least, I wash for 10 minutes and things look fine so far.
>
> How do you determine sufficient washing time with a visual inspection?  Am
I
> missing something?
>

I read the Ilford web-site pdf documents for the Hypam fixer and the Delta
film processing insructions.  They state 5-10 minutes is sufficient.  In
fact they recommend the follwoing method to save water:

Fill the tank.  Invert five times and empty.

Fill the tank again.  Invert ten times and empty.

Fill the tank again.  Invert twenty times and empty.

Dry.

I use a Nova power washer which fills from the bottom and you just put the
reels in to wash the film.  It churns the water through from bottom to top
and I have found ten minutes to be enough.  I don;t think a visual
inspection would tell you anything, although others may correct me there.

Simon

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