If you put the distilled water in an open container or bowl, you can very quickly warm it up in a microwave oven. Just check it often as it gets close to temperature, and you can always cool it back off a bit with more from the cold bottle it came from. The water bath is fine for big bottles when needed.
Other than solubility, is there any reason the chemicals have to be mixed at working temperature? For reasons, I'd rather do the mixing outdoors in advance. Then, when I'm ready to develop, I'd bring them up to working temperature
Very smart to describe what a stock solution vs a dilution is! Great video!
If you put the distilled water in an open container or bowl, you can very quickly warm it up in a microwave oven. Just check it often as it gets close to temperature, and you can always cool it back off a bit with more from the cold bottle it came from. The water bath is fine for big bottles when needed.
"Go watch an episode of Columbo" 😀 lol
Is no one going to mention the fact before filming that Mike was using his bucket to collect grass clippings from mowing around FPP HQ?
It certainly seems that way! - Mike
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To avoid crossing streams, buy 2 funnels. Label bottles and funnels with matching color tapes (e g., red for dev bottle and funnel, and blue for fix).
Great Tip!
Other than solubility, is there any reason the chemicals have to be mixed at working temperature? For reasons, I'd rather do the mixing outdoors in advance. Then, when I'm ready to develop, I'd bring them up to working temperature
Probably take much longer to dissolve is mixed at lower temps. - Mike