[pure-silver] Re: Problems with KRST????

  • From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:43:37 -0700 (PDT)

I've had the black flecks too but it's been a long
time sing I've had to use KRST.  One thing I remember
from using it is it has a strong ammonia smell.  Does
yours?
Eric

--- "Nicholas O. Lindan" <nolindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> "Bogdan Karasek" <bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> > I've run into some unexpected problems toning with
> KRST. ... 
> > I diluted the selenium 1:9 in distilled water as
> is my habit.  
> > By the time I had the second sheet of Kentmere in
> the toner, 
> > the toner started turning brown and by the fifth
> sheet, the 
> > toner looked like liquid fudge
> 
> This sounds very odd.  I have had very small amounts
> of 
> a black flaky precipitate form in the bottle but
> nothing 
> like you describe.
> 
> I did have something like this happen once - though
> it
> wasn't with KRST.  I had added alcohol and ammonia
> to a 
> jug of distilled water to make window cleaner. 
> Then, 
> of course, forget what was in the jug and used it as
> 
> distilled water for making up chemistry.  I couldn't
> figure out what was going wrong ...
> 
> Could you be using spent fixer instead of distilled
> water?  The silver in the old fix will go a deep 
> red-brown color by the action of the KRST.
> 
> ==
> Nicholas O. Lindan
> Cleveland Engineering Design, LLC
> Cleveland, Ohio 44121
> 
>
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