"Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: > Do you have a rough idea of what the > pH of that ID-11 batch is supposed to > be?
Not off hand. > Is it possible that the stuff will > support the growth of microbes? I suppose it's possible, but it would be a first for me that I know of. > It's conceivable that you may have > gotten mold spores (or some bacteria, > perhaps?) in your plastic bottle, > perhaps even when you purchased it new. If that were the case, shouldn't this problem have shown itself sooner if the spores were in the bottle from new? If not from new, then this would have had to have been a relatively recent spore or bacteria invasion, right? > Washing the bottle in 120+ degree > water might not remove all the mold, > but immersion in boiling water for 10 > or 15 minutes (just like sterilizing > plastic formula bottles for babies) > ought to do the trick. Better yet, fill > them with a hot solution of laundry > detergent plus a little bleach, let them > sit in that for a bit, then toss them > into the boiling water. I may try that for experimental purposes, but I'm definitely getting new bottles and a fresh batch of developer, IAC. Thanks Bill! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "If you are a bad technician, it doesn't matter how big your negs are." - PDML member - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
