Temperature Stable Neutral/Alkaline Fixer Concentrates or Powdered Neutral Fixers
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:12 pm
I've had two summers where our shelf temperatures went over 110 for a few days. The power of course went out, and I had a few questions around stable fixer concentrates that are neutral or alkaline. I've had the tops blow off of bottles, spectacularly blowing the contents of a bottle of platinum toner thru its packaging and two layers of wrapping.
I. Is there some sort of a powdered neutral or alkaline fixer that can be safely made, stored and used?
2. I develop infrequently and in fairly small batches. Mixing a litre of TF4 means it will go bad before I've been able to soup enough film to exhaust it, which means I waste a lot of chemistry. Is there some way to mix just enough fixer of sufficient strength to fix just six or ten rolls of film adequately?
I. Is there some sort of a powdered neutral or alkaline fixer that can be safely made, stored and used?
2. I develop infrequently and in fairly small batches. Mixing a litre of TF4 means it will go bad before I've been able to soup enough film to exhaust it, which means I waste a lot of chemistry. Is there some way to mix just enough fixer of sufficient strength to fix just six or ten rolls of film adequately?