Developer question for PE and others

Photo Engineer said:

In den Begiebezustatze ist Borax-Ersatz je nach Saure bestimmung oder Borax mit Natrium Carbonate.

During the war, Agfa could not get Borax from the US easily so they made a substitute. This quote above is directly from what I copied from an Agfa formula many years ago. It was published (AFAIK) in the FIAT reports.

I hope I got that right.

PE

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My quote is incorrect above due to my poor rememberance of German. The exact information was on two pages and I had to combine the two.

Basically, they used Ersatz Borax or acid to adjust pH in solutions and the ersatz Borax was made from Sodium Carbonate and Bicarbonate or with Sodium Bicarbonate and Sodium Hydroxide. The acid used depended on the solution being adjusted.

I looked up my notes again today to see if I could clarify this and use English which is a bit better than my German.

PE

Photo Engineer said:

...I looked up my notes again today to see if I could clarify this and use English which is a bit better than my German.

PE

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Thank you so much!