From: Gordon J. Holtslander (holtsg@duke.usask.ca)
Date: 07/15/03-03:39:31 PM Z
Surplus shed sells a nice weight set, which includes a 200g weight.
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/m1536d.html
Gord
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> Thanks Clay! I was frantic. Now I have to find a 200g weight. It is an
> Acculab.
>
> Now, I'll be darned--Katharine's tracking down the issue of trivalent gum
> stain is proven right by me, too. I left two prints out longer than before,
> and both stains cleared in both the pot di and am di prints, not only in the
> borders but also perceptibly cleared in the image itself, revealed by a
> cooler color balance (and a line of demarcation through the image where the
> black bag covered up the other half of the image).
>
> SO, yes, the sun does bleach out the trivalent chromium; yes it does bleach
> out both dichromates equally--and am di is vindicated again!! YEA!!!
> Thanks Katharine!
>
> There is still a remaining very pale, pale blue indication where the stain
> was in the way overexposed borders, not enough to bug me, and present on
> both dichchromates.
>
> Save yourself time and energy, Bill and stick with pot metabi. OH, but do
> test the MT sun...
>
> I'm offline for the week for APIS (Don Bryant says there is a computer in
> the lobby of the hotel we are staying at--maybe i'll just have to drink my
> morning coffee in the lobby, pajamas on, next to that computer...)
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clay" <wcharmon@wt.net>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:14 AM
> Subject: Re: GUM TESTING
>
>
> > > Meanwhile, I am really bummed. I had my digital scale in a
> > > padded box,
> > > which dropped from a height of 5 feet. Now when I try to weigh
> > > something it
> > > goes immediately to HI so something is jammed.
> >
> > May be able to help you here, Christina. I had the same thing happen to
> > my 200g electronic scale, and after reading the instruction booklet
> > (very difficult to do since I am a typical male) I found that if the
> > scale immediately goes to 'HI" (I initially thought it was being
> > friendly), it needs to be re-calibrated, IF you happen to have an
> > acculab GSi200, then what you need to do is chase down a calibrated
> > 200g weight. Then turn on the scale and hold BOTH buttons down for
> > 7-10 seconds until 200g shows in the display. Then place the
> > calibration weight on the pan and wait until the scale finishes
> > thinking about things and the arrow appears next to the "g". Now you're
> > golden. Of course if you don't have the acculab scale, you're going to
> > have to chase down your own instructions. But it probably just needs to
> > be re-calibrated.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Clay
> >
>
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