Last drop

[dxphoto]

Have u guess have the same experience or just me not doing it

correctly. everytime I pour soup from the tank I got like 1/2 oz left

in the tank. Is there a way to drip it out completely??? Thanks.

[stephen sullivan]

Magic 8 Ball, says:

 

"Dude, cut back on the Courvoisier."

 

Re-ask question in 30 minutes & Restate question.

[kaiyen]

Seriously - have you been drinking that last 1/2 ounce?

 

Is there a problem with that last little bit? A&T said that 10 seconds is enough to drip everything off the film. It's worked for me. Just be consistent and don't worry about that last half ounce.

 

allan

[dxphoto]

Well, I wish I was drunk. Sorry for the "question". Anyway, the reason I ask is that I used plastic tanks now I am switching to stainless steel tanks. I notice the same thing that there is more than 1/2 oz solution left in the tank that I cannot get it out. So I guess this half oz from stop bath is going to dilute the fixer. And after a few times developing you know it can add up pretty significently. Do you agree with me?

[nigel d]

You should be able to completely drain a stainless stel tank; there should not be any chemicals left in the tank.

 

If you do have a significant amount of carry over, you should not be reusing chemistry. Chemistry is cheap; I see no reason to reuse it at all.

[john_shriver]

If you just invert a stainless steel tank, there will be chemicals caught in the "cup" that's part of the baffles. Examine the lid. You need to hold it at an angle while you drain (it will drain faster), and then only at the end rotate it to vertical.

[daniel_gregory]

I work just like John mentioned and add a wrist roll to the very end with a slight tilt to the

tank and that also helps remove the last of the chemistry. When I first switched to stainless, I

often time noticed that the lid would catch some chemistry if I didn't drain with the tilt.

[frank.schifano]

Yes, the plastic tanks do retain a bit more liquid than stainless steel tanks when you drain them, but it doesn't add up to anything worth worrying about. Just give the tank a shake to get the last few drops out if it bothers you. To keep the reel from creeping up on the center core, wrap a rubber band around the core after placing the reel. The reel will not move and the rubber band has no effect on the chemistry.