[pure-silver] Re: print washer
- From: Myron Gochnauer <goch@xxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 19:49:38 -0300
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).
>
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