Tetenal Negative kit rapid and Jobo Autolab ATL 1000

[Rombo]

Here I have a problem. I do not know how to develop color films in my ATL-1000 with Tetenal 2 bath kit. (rapid kit)


I search manuals, and there is written that this is possible only with ATL 1500.
My ATL 1000 support only C-41 3 bath kit. Are there any alternatives? I have 5 liter kit, which I do not like to throw away...

Thanks for answers.

 

[AgX]

I don't see a principle difference between ATL 1000 and ATL 1500.

The Jobo combined instruction for both ATLs states program #8 as the one for C-41 2-bath.


Does the ATL 1000 ommit that program?

 

[Rombo]

ATL 1000 have not this program. It has only C-41 3 bath.

 

[hrst]

As you have a decent, automatic processor, I see absolutely no reason to use a blix kit! Buy some "official" chemistry. I'm sure you can find it somewhere near you.

But of course, as you already have your kit, you could do some trick, like putting slightly acidic stop bath as "bleach" and blix as "fix". This could work if the program goes 3'15 + 6'30 + wash + 6'30 + wash. Stop bath of 6'30 is very excessive though and may have some negative effects... This is why I would recommend more dilute stop bath, but then again, development might continue in stop bath. I would still try it, these processes are surprisingly robust.

You cannot enter arbitrary programs into ATL 1000? Is it so restricted?

 

[Rombo]

I will try with stop bath, but before I will run ATL 1000 with water and measure the time.

There is no way to arbitrary programs on ATL 1000. But it is possible on ATL 1500.

 

[hrst]

Another idea; divide the blix into two parts. Reuse it once, dumping the first blix and replacing it with the second blix.