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    Kevin Kolosky
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    D-23

    Has anybody figured out a teaspoon type measurement system when mixing D-23. I have tablespoon, teaspoons, 1/2 teaspoon, 1/4 teaspoon, 1/8th, and 1/16. I ought to be able to get pretty close to the correct measurements with those.

    Just seems it would be easier that measuring with a scale each time.

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    Re: D-23

    If you have a scale, and cups, spoons, etc, you can make your own standards by measuring out your amounts and marking out spoons, cups, etc with a line to fill up to...

    I think it not so bad a task as D23 is reused, so not a big deal to mix every few runs...

    You can also measure one session and put chems in measured bags to mix when needed...

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    Re: D-23

    Add a pinch of sodium sulfite to 3 cups water stir until dissolved.
    While stirring add 1 1/2 teaspoons metol stir until dissolved
    while stirring add 1/4 cup sodium sulfite, stir until dissolved.
    Add water to make 1 Liter or 1 QT.
    Note: if the pinch of sodium sulfite is too large, or small the metol will not dissolve.

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    Kevin Kolosky
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    Re: D-23

    Thank you Mr. Noel.

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    Re: D-23

    Here's a ray of hope for you: for decades, literally, I made D23 following a kitchen spoon recipe from, I believe, a 70s article in Camera 35 magazine. Sometime within the last 10 years or so I bought a nice scale and actually weighed the chemicals I use (brands aren't consistent, and I imagine there's packing over time), and discovered I was way off. From then on I used the scale, and the results weren't that different, nor were the times. With this particular developer precision may not be too important.

    But with a nice electronic gram scale costing six bucks, post included, on Ebay, I don't know why you'd insist on using a fundamentally flawed method. When I weigh now, I put a small plastic cup on the scale, tare off the cup, and just start adding ingredients to the cup, counting up from zero. It's no fuss at all.
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    Re: D-23

    Which Brand scale do you recommend?

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    Re: D-23

    I have a little Ohaus scale that is very nice. Less than $100. I'd recommend a scale that resolves to 0.1 g.
    Those usually max out at 200 g. You don't want to have 1 g uncertainty if you're trying to measure 3 g of
    something. (Regardless of the stated accuracy, digital readouts inherently have +/- 1 least significant digit
    of uncertainty in the displayed quantity.)

    On those occasions when I need more than 200 g of a chemical (mixing up a gallon of D-72 e.g.) I just split
    the quantity in two and measure them separately.

    I've had it for 5 years and it's still on the same set of AA batteries.

    You could even get a used one, if you can check and adjust the calibration with a known weight.

    It's also a good idea to mix your developers using distilled ("steam distilled", not "deionized") water.
    One less variable to contend with.
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    Re: D-23

    18 MOhm (MegaOhm) DI water is *the* water used in analysis of constituents using U.S.EPA protocols. You may find some DI water meeting a resistance close to that.... Must be a pretty good level of treatment if it is used in U.S. EPA test procedures.

    On a separate train of thinking, any water treated to 1 ppm (part per million) of Total Dissolved Solids (often "TDS") has to make the resulting diluent water a smaller variable than chemical measurement error or temperature change during development. Most kitchen countertop DI treatment systems exceed that level of treatment.

    So, Joe O'Hara is certainly correct--one less variable, but I do not expect one would see a difference between steam distilled and DI water in photographic chemistry of the kind used in B+W film/paper development.
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    Thanks for the information, Peter, I didn't know that. I thought that DI water was just run through an ion exchange resin to take out
    one set of minerals and replace them with something else, like a home water treatment system. DI sounds like it would be just as good
    as distilled especially if it's cheaper in one's area to purchase.
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    Re: D-23

    You should get a scale... You can make a wide range of paper & film developers form just several ingredents, and other formulas... Bulk chem is very reasonable, and you can make some formulas for pennies...

    Another source for scales is a pawn shop, as many triple beams and balances are formally owned by druggies, and sell for about $30...

    Steve K

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