----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brooks" Subject: OT:Ilford Chemical Confusion
> Hi All. > I was just looking at an Ilford PDF sheet for times > to develop FP5+ and i noticed a paragraph that stated > NOT to add the harder to the Rapid Fixer.(Aaron said i could) > This contradicts the jug of harder that states"add the harder > to the rapid fixer at 1:40". > Any comments from the Ilford chemical users.I sent this > to Aaron yesterday,but he may not have received it,or busy. I have more bottles of hardener around than I can count. I never use the stuff. It makes the emulsion hard to wash, and easy to scratch. > > Also the fixer jug stated that it had a shelf life of 7 days, > after it was mixed at 1:4.I thought mixed chemicals > had longer life than that if in a dark jug. That seems a little short for fixer, I would think a couple of months anyway, the stuff is neither photo reactive nor is it oxyreactive. If it gets a black precipitate in it, dump it. William Robb
