Dark Brown Dektol

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Gary Banuk - 01 Mar 2004 00:33 GMT

I mixed a package of dectol that may have been a few years old. It was
a very dark brown solution. I have never seen such a mix. Obviously
there was some oxidation or an other reaction. Would this stuff still
work? I sometimes notice that dektol may sometimes mix to an off
color.

Any thoughts?

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John - 01 Mar 2004 00:49 GMT

>I mixed a package of dectol that may have been a few years old. It was
>a very dark brown solution. I have never seen such a mix. Obviously
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>Any thoughts?

Toss it. Might work but also might stain your prints and
probably won't develop a good d-max anyway.

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John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
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Robert Brodie - 01 Mar 2004 16:38 GMT

Yep pitch it. Developers cheap enough.

> >I mixed a package of dectol that may have been a few years old. It was
> >a very dark brown solution. I have never seen such a mix. Obviously
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