Four years sounds pretty good to me. I’m curious to see how they work. Why no stop bath tablets? JohnWWe have discussed such tablets at their introduction to the amateur market.
Do you want to discuss their longevity?
Four years sounds pretty good to me. I’m curious to see how they work. Why no stop bath tablets? JohnW
AgX, as you will see from my post I am curious as to how 4 year's life was established when I imagined that as tablets their life if kept in a bottle might be almost indefinite like powder. As I said it maybe that the covering on a tablet that protects it is not as good as a powder in a sealed packetWe have discussed such tablets at their introduction to the amateur market.
Do you want to discuss their longevity?
Tetenal made this product before. I'm sure it would work, I'm not a customer but this isn't a new idea.AgX, as you will see from my post I am curious as to how 4 year's life was established when I imagined that as tablets their life if kept in a bottle might be almost indefinite like powder. As I said it maybe that the covering on a tablet that protects it is not as good as a powder in a sealed packet
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pentaxuser
4 years unopened. Buy a bottle of Rodinal.
That's true about the cheap cost of stop bath. It's even cheaper than using household vinegar. I would think that if I were using these tablets that a tablet of stop bath would be handier and easier than liquid. I was just curious anyway. JohnWBecause stop bath is cheap as all get out.
Kodak indicating stop bath is like $7 for enough to make 8 gallons of the stuff.
Citric acid is what Ilford uses, odorless and very cheap on Ebay, used as a food additive so it's safe to have around, lasts forever.That's true about the cheap cost of stop bath. It's even cheaper than using household vinegar. I would think that if I were using these tablets that a tablet of stop bath would be handier and easier than liquid. I was just curious anyway. JohnW
A quick look at the specs on the Freestyle page would indicate that the tablets are for single use applications, (max 2 x 36 exp films per developer tablet).Because stop bath is cheap as all get out.
Kodak indicating stop bath is like $7 for enough to make 8 gallons of the stuff.
That's true about the cheap cost of stop bath. It's even cheaper than using household vinegar. I would think that if I were using these tablets that a tablet of stop bath would be handier and easier than liquid. I was just curious anyway. JohnW
Your probably right about "not enough market" for the stop tabs. I only use a water stop anyway so I'm as cheap as I can get. Prints are a whole different can of worms. JohnWFor you it might be. But, then, you can just stop with water and be fine if you want the cheapest and simplest. What's the REAL use for these things?
As tokam says, there might be a reason to use these when traveling, which is an excellent use case, But if that's the case you're using fixer tabs and making fixer in small amounts anyway, so you aren't worried about extending fixer life.
If you want to use them at home, it's not much different. You want to intermittently use small amounts, and stop is the least critical thing in the process. And cheap. My guess is that Tetenal figured that there's not enough of a market for stop tablets to be worth the hassle and product development expense.
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