Don, Why not get a small refrigerator to keep your chemicals in? Perhaps it's possible to rig a thermostat that will keep the box at about 60F, which should make it easy enough to mix your working solutions with tap water. You could even keep them at 68F along with a few gallons of water just for mixing. Your final rinse may be a bit warm, but I can't tell that really matters. Correct me if I'm wrong.
On 7/16/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I'll take 74 and like it. ;-) > Geez, they must develop Tri-X in like 22 and a half seconds! > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 8:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT: Darkroom temperature control. > > > > > > Unfortunately the tap water here runs 70-74 degrees at its > > coldest in summer. > > > > ---------- > > > > I have seen (but never patronized) photo-processing places in Mali, > > where I have experienced temperatures of 140 F (60 C). These places do > > not have any sort of cooling. I have always wondered how they process > > film. I suspect that they just do it at whatever temperature the water > > and chemicals happen to be at. > > > > Joe > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
