geoff Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 all of a sudden last week, our whites have been coming out a bit cream ( silver halide prints) Its all papers, test prints etc. we changed the p. stab to no effect. could it be anything to do with the ambient temp. in the shop which was very warm last week. Could that have afffected all our paper. Prints are acceptable but look kind of full-cream milk now instead of semi-skinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 How are your chemical plots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Paper is certainly temp. sensitive, read the storage instructions on the packaging. If this problem is with all papers it is unlikely to be the paper (unless all mags are stored in the window!), more likely to be chemistry. A 'quick fix' (but no replacement for a plot) would be to dump 2ltrs or so from the main dev. tank and replace with freshly mixed. If it is the dev, you should notice the difference immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Crank Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Could algae have bloomed in the warm weather? (Stab. or wash tanks.) -Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 wil try the dev dumping option ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helper Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 It doesn't sound like a dev problem . It sounds from your description to be more to do with the bleachfix not doing its job. Try dropping at least a 3rd and topping up with fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Yea, I would go with a bleach problem also... But do check your first stab tank for carry over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Geoff, did you sort the problem? I'm sorry, should have mentioned the bleach as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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