Digital BW, The Print

Just to add to Paul's comment on Photoflo - the standard version in EU is
Photoflo 600.
As far as I am aware you can't get Photoflo 200 in EU off the shelf.

I used Photoflo 600 with Paul's C6 base and I added 50% of the amount in
Paul's formula.
Worked fine with HP and Eboni inks in R1900.

Mike

2010/1/25 pr_roark <paul.roark@...>

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>
> >... Is it the right version of Tergitol though?
>
> Tergitol 15-S-7 is what I found worked. See
> http://www.dow.com/surfactants/products/second.htm for the listing of the
> Tergitol family of surfactants.
>
> (Some internet sources suggested the S-5 variation; it was terrible.)
>
> > Have you tried/considered to get the Edwal LFN ...
>
> Edwal Scientific is in Chicago and might be able to point to other sources.
>
> Be sure to use Photo Flo 200, not 600. The 600 has a higher concentration
> of surfactant per volume and a rather toxic form of glycol. The mix needs
> the amount of glycol in the PF 200. So, you'd end up having to use more of
> the 600 to get that.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>
>
> 
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