Oops. Yes. The one I have is Paterson, not Ilford. Zounds! Myron On 2010-05-18, at 9:03 AM, Jean-David Beyer wrote: > Myron Gochnauer wrote: >>> http://www.buy.com/prod/8x10-auto-print-washer-standard-accepts-12-8x10-or-24-5x7-prints/q/listingid/75614672/loc/111/203349532.html >>> Suggestions? >> The Ilford "auto" print washer is one of several that I own. It was a >> strange design, which works well enough if you are willing to dump >> and refill the tank a few times during the wash. That's easy, of >> course, because you can just lift the prints-holder out of the tank. >> The advertised price in the link is too high for what it is and how >> it is constructed. The tank is hard, breakable plastic. > I once had a print washer like the one in the link, above. Although the > plastic was clear. Paterson? > I did not like it. First of all, the water came in, and drained out, from the > same side. This did not inspire confidence. I dissolved a crystal of > Potassium Permanganate in there and watched the water flow. As expected, it > changed the water mostly in the area between the inlet and outlet. > > Second, the rocking mechanism was very touchy. Too much water pressure, and > it slammed into one end. Too little, and it did not rock. > > I replaced it with a Zone VI print washer, and it works pretty well. I start > timing the wash just after I put the last print into it. IIRC, Fred Picker > said 1/4 gallon per minute was enough, but I did not find that to be the > case. I need to run 1/2 gallon per minute through it, and a wash takes more > than an hour. I would say a minimum of 75 minutes (and I hypo-clear before > washing). > > -- > .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. > /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. > /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org > ^^-^^ 07:55:01 up 11 days, 15:50, 3 users, load average: 4.41, 4.77, 4.61 > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.