Re: IR lightleak in darkroom

[Ken Sinclair <photo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,
Stick some alumin(i)um foil to either the outside surface of the wood that
covers your window, or to the glass itself. I too have a wood-blocked
window that faces the sun, but with the alumin(i)um foil use to "seal out"
the incoming IR. I have had no more problems since doing it.
Infra-red radiation from heating furnaces will also penetrate wooden doors
so mine was covered with alumin(i)um foil.
If you cannot shut off both the processor or the indicator light, make a
small "pad' of folded foil and stick it over the light with electrical tape
to allow for temporary sheilding.

Ken


>
>The widows are blinded with wood half an inch thick, but the sun is on
>that side of the house. The door is the standard double board model.
>
>I used no darkroom lights, so the only thing visible during loading
>camera and reel were a led glowing from my Jobo CPP and a red neon
>from a switchable mains socket. Very small quanities of light on the
>other side of the darkroom.
>
>I processed in a Jobo tank with only the Duka darkroom light on. White
>lights went on only after the stop bath.
>
>Any ideas?

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