From: Stuart Phillips (stuart.phillips@rcn.com)
Date: 06/05/03-04:59:03 PM Z
I asked a friend who is a PhD chemist (of explosives no less) and this is
what he said:
"I think chromates are ok if you look at the data sheets autoignition
doesn't begin until close to 200c which isn't going to happen in a car
unless they use a magnifying glass in the sun... It's the chlorates &
perchlorates that go bang in the night more than the chromates. As the IRA
[Irish Republican Army] will tell you. I don't understand (have never looked
into) the chemistry of photography, except that it involves silver along the
way."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
To: "Alt list" <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: traveling with photo chemicals
> Thanks all for the answers. Sid, that's just what I needed: a temp
> guideline, as my car will get hot when I am not in it, but maybe not 140,
> and I will bag in ziploc. Michael and Stuart, your messages got me
> hysterical with
> laughter! I needed that laugh, with packing up all week--whew. So many
> photo chems to pack, so little time...but I did make the decision to leave
> the sulfuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acid at home, esp after Don B. and
> others say they buy the hcl at Home Depot.
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Healy" <mjhealy@kcnet.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: traveling with photo chemicals
>
>
> > Chris, I would carry a copy of the DEA form you had to fax to Photo
> > Formulary. I joked about this when I ordered mine. The woman didn't see
> > anything weird at all about DEA forms. She said, "We've discouraged a
> number
> > of shady characters this way..." Well, there's hope, since she didn't
> manage
> > to discourage THIS shady character; but to be on the safe side, you also
> > should maybe encourage your husband to shave before embarking.
> >
> > Anyhow, you are smart to make HIM carry it for you. You HAVE taken out a
> > large insurance policy on him, I assume...?
> >
> > Mike Healy
> > Shady AZ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
> > To: "Alt list" <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 8:25 AM
> > Subject: traveling with photo chemicals
> >
> >
> > Good morning!
> > This is such a weird question, forgive me:
> > Is there a problem with traveling long distances in a car with a
> pound
> > plastic jar of dry ammonium dichromate or potassium dichromate? My
> husband
> > is the one carrying the chemicals (driving 2 cars) and I would hate to
see
> > his car extinguish ahead of me on the road :)
> > Chris
> >
> >
>
>
>
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