Cloudy replenished XTOL

herb

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• Mar 19, 2011

• #1

I have been happily using xtol stock for about two months, replenishing so that my 1 gallon jug is full to the top, and I notice it is developing a kind of grayish color. It still works just fine, and my dedicated developer funnel has a fine screen in it, I use presoak when developing, so is this normal??

 

markbarendt

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• Mar 19, 2011

• #2

Yes, the color can also vary when film types are changed.

 

Richard Wasserman

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• Mar 19, 2011

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This is normal. Replenished XTOL is wonderful—I am going to process 12 rolls of 120 TMY-2 in my grey XTOL this morning.

 

Ian Grant

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• Mar 19, 2011

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All replenished developers get cloudy, its important to remove the sediment evry so often.

Ian