Brown spot after development

[ant!]

Hi,
I have a small problem, and many you have much more development experience...

I developed some days ago a film (Delta 3200 in 120 format, expired a few years, but negatives seem ok-ish still), and just scanned them. One of the images has a large brown blob on. What could that be, is there a way to fix it?

Here the details:
HC-110, dilution B (worked still fine a few weeks ago on another film, but the bottle is maybe 3 years old)
Kodafix: mixed fresh 1:3. The bottle is expired a few years and has quite some yellow particles floating. And I shook them up before, which I probably shouldn't have. I guess the problem is here. Fixed 3-4min. For the last few films, I reused the mixed fixer from before (originating from the same bottle of Kodafix) and tested it on a film snip, and it always came clear within 2min. This time I didn't test it, since I mixed it fresh.

After washing, I removed the film from the tank and it had small yellow spots everywhere, probably from the fixer. I rinsed it multiple times and wiped it off. They seemed to have been removed, and this is the only point where I see a problem, but much larger then the yellow particles were.

Do you think this is one of the fixer particles smeared, or anything else, e.g. film touching in the spool (it was mid-roll and I don't think so), not enough fixing or anything?

Any suggestions what I could try to remove it? Fixing once more? Washing? Luckily this is only on this one and nothing important, but would be still nice to solve it and learn something on the way...

 

[Kino]

The fix is probably new fix and a re-fix.

The yellow particles indicate the fixer is kaput; Try re-fixing in fresh fixer and washing again.

Discard that other fixer.

 

[ant!]

Thanks, I'll do this in the next days!

 

[250swb]

Your fix has cried enough and finally given up the ghost by being so old and ignored.

 

[ant!]

I guess this time a smaller bottle, I went only half through that one.
I'll stop Monday at a shop on my way, they have both flic (250ml) or Ilford (500ml). I tend to go with the smaller, since my throughout isn't that high, and color I give to a lab.
I guess in between flic and Ilford aren't relevant differences for a fixer, right?

 

[ant!]

And another thought: fixing this strip again should be enough, or is there any chance the rest shows problems later and I should fix the whole film again, and maybe the 2-3 films I did before that as well?

 

[Kino]

And another thought: fixing this strip again should be enough, or is there any chance the rest shows problems later and I should fix the whole film again, and maybe the 2-3 films I did before that as well?

I don't think it matters between the two types of fixer you can purchase.

It would not hurt to refix the others, especially if they were developed recently. They may not stain now, but could develop those brown spots later on and if you don't catch it in time, become permanent stains.

 

[ant!]

Thanks. I'll check as well if I see anything off in my negatives processed earlier in case something developed there.

Have to think about a way how to dry the cut film...

 

[mshchem]

Thanks. I'll check as well if I see anything off in my negatives processed earlier in case something developed there.

Have to think about a way how to dry the cut film...

If you have a plastic reel you can slide the film back on, re-fix, wash, Photoflo it, give the reel a few good taps and let the film dry on the reel.

 

[ant!]

Yes, it's plastic. I was afraid it could get stuck while drying, but I guess this is then my best option. Thanks everyone!

 

[ant!]

Of course you were all right, I never doubted it. Finally found the time to run this roll through fresh fixer, and the spots are gone. Found 3 other films from the last years which had them as well, one is drying right now, two more to go. Some films in between don't show any signs of those spots, I can only guess why, maybe I fixed them longer or just had luck?
The drying in the reel makes the film, of course, very curly, but I can live with that.

Thanks again!