Have I Killed My XTOL Developer

[IanBarber]

I have just developed 2 sheets of 4x5 using Xtol which I use Replenished.

I have done something daft and was wondering if I may have now killed the Developer...

1. I developed the film and then poured the developer into a Graduate
2. I used my normal Stop Bath (Ilford's) and then poured that back into it's own bottle through a plastic funnel
3. About 5 minutes later I poured the developer from the graduate back into it's own bottle but I used the same funnel without cleaning the funnel

Could I have now killed the developer by using the same funnel ?

[IanG]

Probably not because the amount of stop bath left on the funnel after 5 minutes would be minimal compared to the volume of developer. Only way to find out is to process a test sheet but I doubt there will be any difference to normal.

If it had been fixer the answer would be quite different.

Ian

[IanBarber]

Probably not because the amount of stop bath left on the funnel after 5 minutes would be minimal compared to the volume of developer. Only way to find out is to process a test sheet but I doubt there will be any difference to normal.

If it had been fixer the answer would be quite different.

Ian

Thanks Ian. BTW looks like your inbox is full

[Thalmees]

Only way to find out is to process a test sheet

+1.
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Hello IanG,
You may test activity by piece of film cut from small format in room light.

[IanG]

Thanks Ian. BTW looks like your inbox is full

Not any longer

Thinking about it while sat in the darkroom I realised the Sodium Metaborate buffering in the Xtol should easily cope with the slight trace of acidity from any residual Citrate from the stop-bath left on the funnel.

Ian

[IanBarber]

Not any longer

Thinking about it while sat in the darkroom I realised the Sodium Metaborate buffering in the Xtol should easily cope with the slight trace of acidity from any residual Citrate from the stop-bath left on the funnel.

Ian

I will let you know tomorrow, just exposed a test sheet, will develop it in the morning

[IanBarber]

Thanks Ian, all appeared to be ok :-)

[IanG]

Thanks Ian, all appeared to be ok :-)

You'll have learnt a useful lesson,I doubt you'll make the same mistake again

Ian

[Peter Collins]

IanG and friends, there is a huge difference between learning a useful lesson, and remembering it later when some grey hairs have appeared in one's toupee. I am proof of that statement....

[cowanw]

IanG and friends, there is a huge difference between learning a useful lesson, and remembering it later when some grey hairs have appeared in one's toupee. I am proof of that statement....

Why? Did your Mom and Dad forget something, way back when?