Re: Photographer Arrested & potassium oxalate

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From: Clay (wcharmon@wt.net)
Date: 12/12/02-12:32:59 PM Z


>. Would it be the PO or the Dichro that formed the crystals? If it's
> the Dichro, I would assume that I'm not getting the full contrast effect,
if
> it's the PO, would it even matter? Has anyone had this same experience? I
> know the short answer is to mix up fresh stuff to be sure, just curious.
> (And I rate mixing things right up with processing film, it sucks.)
>
> mateo
>
I'm guessing the crystals are potassium oxalate. My jug of stock potassium
oxalate precipitated some when my ambient darkroom temperature dropped from
75 degrees to 69 degrees this fall. What color are the crystals?

Clay

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