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

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Subject: [Leica] Mixing XTOL
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Tue Jul 26 18:43:19 2005
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Julian,
Yes, absolutely normal.  Just stir until all the crhstals have
disolved, then add solution b and stir until it also totally disolves.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 7/26/05, Julian Koplen <jkoplen@mindspring.com> wrote:
> 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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Replies: Reply from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] Mixing XTOL)
In reply to: Message from jkoplen at mindspring.com (Julian Koplen) ([Leica] Mixing XTOL)