Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/26

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Subject: [Leica] Mixing XTOL
From: jkoplen at mindspring.com (Julian Koplen)
Date: Tue Jul 26 18:33:03 2005
References: <002001c5921f$4c4d4120$0202a8c0@acer81080ea37f> <0F504ED5-A7A1-4B9F-B63E-CCF898AB7164@earthlink.net>

I mixed my first batch of Xtol a few days ago.  Solution A gradually started
turning brownish a few moments after it was mixed.  When I added packet B,
everything became colorless and once again looked like clear water.  Is that
brown color with the A packet normal?

Thanks...............Julian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "feli" <feli2@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Mixing XTOL


>
> On Jul 26, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>
> > Unlike other developers Xtol doesn't change colour when it oxidises.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Yeah, I've heard about that. It would be nice if someone could figure
> out how to
> add an indicator that changes color, when the developer goes south. I
> would even settle
> for a tester solution. You add a few drops to a bottle cap full of
> xtol and if it changes color the
> developer is dead.
>
>
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