I only do Rodinal 1:100 stand with the MOD54 so agitation is minimal. I processed 50 sheets 4 sheets at a time over the Easter weekend from a recent New Mexico trip and only one sheet got ruin because it jumped and the emulsion side got stuck onto another sheet. The tension of the inner sheet is high enough that when I open the tank one side of the inner sheet will be on the middle slot. That said I will still get the upgrade because my current version is also scratching the negs at times. Just to rule out misloading after 5 minutes in the fixer I opened the tank and set the 4 sheets backs in their position and proceeded to fix for another 3 minutes with 2 gentle 10 minute inversions. I opened up the tank and as expected the inner sheets jumped. While I do not use it for 6 sheets it is perfectly fine for 4 and since Rodinal stand development is cheap I can live with it.
By the way I don't get any fog or streaks. The MOD works very well but just not 6 sheets as advertised based on having using it a lot.
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