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Thorough Cleaning
Every three months (maybe earlier) a thorough cleaning is necessary, depending
on the quantity of films processed. Tank cleaners are available for developer and
water baths. The fixer bath is cleaned with water. When preparing chemical tank
cleaners, follow manufacturers instructions explicitly.
How to proceed:
1.
Switch the machine off and empty all tanks by opening the stop cocks.
2.
Remove machine cover. When all tanks are emptied, close stop cocks again.
Now fill the fixer-tank with water. Prepare cleaner solutions for developer and
water baths and fill into respective tanks.
3.
Remove suction pipes from the replenishment containers and place them in a
water filled bucket. Attention: Do not add chemical cleaners here!
4.
Close machine cover and switch machine on.
5.
Start film transportation and keep running for 10 to 20 minutes. Place a film in
the infeed so that it activates the film switch but will not be pulled into the
processor. During the operation with water, the installed roller racks will be
cleaned.
6.
Important: After completion of tank cleaning, the tank should be rinsed thor-
oughly with clean water. To do this, fill the machine with fresh water twice and
each time, let the machine run for a 10 minute period. Empty the tanks and re-
close the stop cocks.
7.
Take out the roller-racks and rinse them thoroughly with running water.
Remove remaining dirt from the rollers by using a sponge and clean thor-
oughly. Doing this, the rollers can be turned by turning the drive shaft.
Remove the sheet metal covers from the dryer rack and clean the rack with
soap (dishwashing liquid). Reinstall the roller-racks in the machine.
8.
Refill the tanks with respective chemicals. Replace the suction pipes into the
replenishment containers. In certain circumstances the circulation system
must be ventilated: see page
8
, item 1c.
9.
For quality check, process test films.
Before you go on holiday...
or in the event that your processor will not be in use for longer than two weeks, all
the chemicals have to be emptied out of the tanks. In case you don't want to do a
complete tank cleaning at once, then fill the tanks after emptying, with water.
Attention: Do not use alcohol containing solvents to clean the
machine!
The colour changes in the baths is normal; it is caused by the
properties of the chemicals!
