Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There was a technical note, or an essay, or SOMETHING on the Jobo site that said NEVER NEVER EVER put plastic reels into PhotoFlo (or whatever) because your reels will be gummed up and they will never recover from the experience. It was stated so profoundly that from that point on I put this on my list of "never". On the other hand I use Hewes reels with it just fine and the reels load great - although the film doesn't have to slide down the spirals like it does in the plastic reels. Adam On 2/24/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > No, I think it makes a gummy film that is hard to remove. I'm hoping that a > good wash in Dawn dishwashing liquid will help me keep them ungummed. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Philippe > Orlent > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:36 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] The better-than-a-Paterson reel > > > Does this mean that the wetting agent deteriorates the plastic? > > > > Op 24-feb-06, om 09:31 heeft Luis Miguel Casta?eda het volgende > geschreven: > > > > > On 23/02/2006, at 22:31, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >> Now maybe I can emerge from the downstairs bathroom with 2 reels > >> of loaded > >> film and no sweat pouring off my face. > > > > sure, trash those reels and buy a Jobo 1520 and a second reel. They're > > the better designed plastic reels I've seen ever, but as > > all plastic reels if you use them to rinse the film into wetting > > agent solution, they will end almost useless :( > > > > > > Saludos > > ----------------------------------------- > > http://imaginarymagnitude.net/blog/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >