Zathras
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I want to try using one of your original Vitamin C formulas that I found on Ed Buffalo's site. Specifically the one listed as "Borax B", with a couple of minor modifications.
The formula as given for the version using Metol is as follows;
Water ........................................................... 750.0 ml
(There was no quantity listed so I assumed 750ml)
Sodium Hydroxide ........................................... 17.0 ml
Borax .............................................................. 6.1 ml
Ascorbic Acid ................................................... 2.0 gm
Metol............................................................... 0.2 gm
Water to make ................................................. 1.0 qt
Since I do not trust my balance to measure such small quantities of metol accurately on a consistent basis, I was thinking of using D23 as a kind of "stock solution" for the metol. I discovered that 27.0 ml of D23 contains 0.2025 grams of metol. However, this would also introduce 2.7 grams of sodium sulfite into the developer. My first question is, will the presence of the sulfite cause any problems that I should be aware of, or will its effects be negligible?
My second question concerns the activator. Since Red Devil Lye is now difficult to find, I was thinking of adding 20.0 ml of PMK solution "B" to the working solution of the developer, this would add 6.0 grams of sodium metaborate to the developer. I thought this was a good way to go since I have plenty of it on hand. Does this seem workable to you?
Thanks,
Mike Sullivan
The formula as given for the version using Metol is as follows;
Water ........................................................... 750.0 ml
(There was no quantity listed so I assumed 750ml)
Sodium Hydroxide ........................................... 17.0 ml
Borax .............................................................. 6.1 ml
Ascorbic Acid ................................................... 2.0 gm
Metol............................................................... 0.2 gm
Water to make ................................................. 1.0 qt
Since I do not trust my balance to measure such small quantities of metol accurately on a consistent basis, I was thinking of using D23 as a kind of "stock solution" for the metol. I discovered that 27.0 ml of D23 contains 0.2025 grams of metol. However, this would also introduce 2.7 grams of sodium sulfite into the developer. My first question is, will the presence of the sulfite cause any problems that I should be aware of, or will its effects be negligible?
My second question concerns the activator. Since Red Devil Lye is now difficult to find, I was thinking of adding 20.0 ml of PMK solution "B" to the working solution of the developer, this would add 6.0 grams of sodium metaborate to the developer. I thought this was a good way to go since I have plenty of it on hand. Does this seem workable to you?
Thanks,
Mike Sullivan
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