Re: [APML] Frist images with my C11

["Joseph/Leslie Schaefer" <schaefer@htva.net>]

I should have pointed out that Jim's system force surrounding air through a
desiccant canister to
remove the moisture. The dry air prevents moisture form forming inside the
camera body.
 Here is Jim's system:
 http://flyboy999.freeyellow.com/LinksPage/PurgeSystem.htm
Joe.
----- Original Message -----
From: westergren <westergren@netzero.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Frist images with my C11


> Joe,
> I would recommend using dry nitrogen rather than oxygen for a camera
purge.
> The pure oxygen creates a fire danger within the camera, and I think it
> could affect the film over a period of time.  I say the film might be
> affected based on the idea that we hyper film to get better response by
> displacing the oxygen in the film substrate with the hydrogen in forming
> gas.  Nitrogen would be completely neutral to the film and camera.
Nitrogen
> makes up 92% of forming gas in the hypering process, and is used
> specifically to eliminate the fire danger of the hydrogen gas.
> Don
>
> From: "Joseph/Leslie Schaefer" <schaefer@htva.net>
> Subject: Re: [APML] Frist images with my C11
>
>
> > No I'm not using any kind of purge system yet. I'll read over the latest
> > purge string.
> > I think I'll start with a dry Oxygen purge system first. Jim Ives is
using
> > one that he made and the
> > price for the hardware is reasonable.
> >  Do you think the color in my images would benefit from a dry Oxygen
> purge?
> >  Thanks, Joe.
> >
>
>
>
>
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