Re: reusing diluted developer ?

[jenbob@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob & Jennifer)]

>Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 16:52:12 +0100
>From: Eckhard Stephan <eckhard.stephan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: reusing diluted developer ?
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>over the last few weeks I did some development tests with HIE / Konica
>IR and diluted developers (D-76 1:1 and XTOL 1:1; 1:2). So far I haven't
>tried to reuse the diluted developer, because Kodak tells you not to do
>this. But maybe they simply want to sell their chemicals...;-) So what
>are your experiences? Is it possible to reuse diluted developer and if
>yes, how many times does the solution work ?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Eckhard


Hi,

I hate throwing chemicals down the drain, so I tried re-using them once
(D76 full strength) and came out with underdeveloped images.  I used it
almost immediately thinking it would be okay.

I gave up trying to re-use it.

enjoy,
bob

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