Re photo smell

In the past, before a long dry period, I used those almost cubic bottles of
HC-110 (I did not mix a stock solution - always concentrated - working).

I remember it had a characteristic smell - kind of rotten (sulfur?).
Nowadays, no more.

Anyone can remember it?

Thanks,

Jorge

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Jorge Omar wrote:

In the past, before a long dry period, I used those almost cubic bottles of
HC-110 (I did not mix a stock solution - always concentrated - working).
I remember it had a characteristic smell - kind of rotten (sulfur?).
Nowadays, no more.
Anyone can remember it?
Thanks,
Jorge


Obviously your not serious,....All I have to do is walk downstairs to
my basement darkroom, to remember and I did print there over the weekend.
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Gregory W Blank wrote in
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In article ,
Jorge Omar wrote:

In the past, before a long dry period, I used those almost cubic
bottles of HC-110 (I did not mix a stock solution - always
concentrated - working). I remember it had a characteristic smell -
kind of rotten (sulfur?). Nowadays, no more.
Anyone can remember it?
Thanks,
Jorge


Obviously your not serious,....All I have to do is walk downstairs to
my basement darkroom, to remember and I did print there over the
weekend.

Yes, I really mean it - the cylindrical bottle I have today (bought close
to one yr ago) doesn't have this smell. ???

Jorge

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:09:49 GMT, Gregory W Blank
wrote:


...All I have to do is walk downstairs to
my basement darkroom, to remember and I did print there over the weekend.

You use HC-110 to print?

"Jorge Omar" wrote in message
...
In the past, before a long dry period, I used those almost cubic bottles
of
HC-110 (I did not mix a stock solution - always concentrated - working).

I remember it had a characteristic smell - kind of rotten (sulfur?).
Nowadays, no more.

Anyone can remember it?

Thanks,

Jorge



Jorge,

Kodak has reformulated HC-110 over the years, and yes, you're right, the
1 liter round bottle doesn't have that old smell. Probably due to a
reformulation seeing as HC-110 (like Rodinal) always last for ever in
concentrates and get used up slowly.

BTW, any news on the Enlarger???

Jim



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Hello, Jim

So I wasn't dreaming about a gone smell...
No, not yet. Surface mail takes a long time. I'm expecting it by next
month.
In the past I used to subscribe to some magazines surface mail. Sometimes
say the February issue would arrive before the January, etc. No logic in
it.

Regards,

Jorge

"Jim Phelps" wrote in
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Jorge,

Kodak has reformulated HC-110 over the years, and yes, you're
right, the
1 liter round bottle doesn't have that old smell. Probably due to a
reformulation seeing as HC-110 (like Rodinal) always last for ever in
concentrates and get used up slowly.

BTW, any news on the Enlarger???

Jim



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Mark in Maine wrote:

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:09:49 GMT, Gregory W Blank
wrote:


..All I have to do is walk downstairs to
my basement darkroom, to remember and I did print there over the weekend.

You use HC-110 to print?
I used to. With some carbonate added, and a little sulfite, it makes a
good print developer.

Jorge Omar wrote:

Hello, Jim

So I wasn't dreaming about a gone smell...
No, not yet. Surface mail takes a long time. I'm expecting it by next
month.
In the past I used to subscribe to some magazines surface mail. Sometimes
say the February issue would arrive before the January, etc. No logic in
it.

Regards,

Jorge

"Jim Phelps" wrote in
:


Jorge,

Kodak has reformulated HC-110 over the years, and yes, you're
right, the
1 liter round bottle doesn't have that old smell. Probably due to a
reformulation seeing as HC-110 (like Rodinal) always last for ever in
concentrates and get used up slowly.

I read somewhere that Kodak used catechol at one time in place of
hydroquinone. The two are closely related, having in fact the same
empirical formula, but catechol has a different smell. Both are in fact
tanning-staining developers under the right conditions.