Re: HIE in XTOL anyone??????

["David J. Carlyon" <david@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:49 AM 12/27/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Is anyone using XTOL for HIE in a JOBO???  I decided to run a film test 
>yesterday, exposed my HIE as I do normally (I normally process in D76 at 
>1:1 for 11 minutes at 20C with a 5 minute pre-soak), processed in XTOL as 
>recommended (1:1 dilution 8 3/4 minutes at 20C with a 5 minute pre-soak) 
>all in my Jobo.  The film processed in XTOL is virtually clear and 
>completely unusable.

Actually, if it's really, really clear, you might do more than just double
the time. Maybe use an undiluted mixture or increase the temp /and/ double
the time. From memory, I think my time is something like 10 minutes at 80
degrees (1:1). I do inversion-agitation by hand though.

David

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