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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Develoment Help!
From: "Don" <don.ro@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:51:59 -0600
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Not to take issue with the 3 tanking filling wash procedure, which I
use.  BUT it is my recollection that only works if you DO NOT USE ANY
HARDENER IN THE FIXER!!!

Don R.
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From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Develoment Help!


> 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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