Fuji film processor question

the chemicals are replenished, so with enough throughput, indefinitely. I'd think maybe a week though if it was just sitting around with mixed chems in it.

 

A replenished line only stays "in-control" if a certain minimum number of rolls is processed "per day". Any other situation will be questionable. A week between runs is not enough to keep the chemistry from degrading. Now if it is a manual dip-n-dunk hand process, certain compensations can be made, such as extending the time in chemicals, however a machine process with a fixed time in each bath has to have chemicals that fall within certain activity guidelines.

 

the 230 is an older fuji processor with manually mixed chemicals. Starter/concentrate/replenisher solution can be added to balance issues. Control strips are a must.

 

also, you'll need circulation filters, leader cards, a slpincing block will help you immensly, and the old chems are probably dead.

 

Stored with a lid of somesort to prevent oxidation the chemicals will last quite a while. The necessary throughput depends on the tank size.

To put it simply, you would have to be running a lot of film to justify firing a beast like that up. See if you can run film for your photo friends.

 

with some of the newer fuji models, the first two digits represent approx the number of rolls it can do in an hour, and the last one is a place holder, ex: the 363 can do 36 rolls an hour and the 563 can do 56. Somewhere, I was informed that the max hourly total is the minimum required daily throughput.

 

Realistically, setting one up isn't worth the time/effort/expense in control strips and chems for just small batches of film.