Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:45 AM 11/28/2002 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote: >My Jobo ATL-1500 gets drained after use, and re-filled at next use. Ditto. I have a big JOBO, an ATL-2400, and I drain it after each session. It never remains "wet" from one day to the next. To leave it wet for extended periods of time is a sure fire way to cultivate various mold and mildew creatures. The other bonus of leaving it dry between sessions is that, let's say you want to process E6 at 100° F, you can fill the processor with 110° water and it heats everything up (processor parts) and will settle in at around 100°. This way you aren't starting with water at room temperature and trying to heat everything up to the desired temp. This might be OK for B&W, but for color it is much easier to start with water hotter than the process and let everything stabilize. JOBO makes a processor clean product that will kill all of the growing flora and fauna in the back corners of your processor. But it is best to let your processor dry out between sessions. Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html