Re: [APML]: Hypering thread ...

[Cary Chleborad <bennu@ns.net>]

Jerry Lodriguss wrote:
> 
> 
> >Hence the interest in seeing if the moisture can be removed in a 'pre-hyper'
> >stage, so that hypering itself may be conducted in a more pure environment.
> >There were strong indications from Experiment 2 that a substantial
> >proportion of moisture can be removed in a in a pre-hyper stage, leading to
> >a much smaller pressure rise during actual hypering.  Experiment 3 will go a
> >stage further and I would expect to see minimal pressure increase during
> >hypering.
> >
> >Will a minimal pressure rise during hypering mean a more sensitive film?
> >I haven't a clue, but it's certainly an interesting enough area to pursue -
> >that's where I was hoping friends on the list might be able to help out.
> 
> Philip, I believe you are right about all of this. The problem is that the
> release of the water seems to be gradual and not all at once.  So you will
> have to try to entirely recalibrate your hypering process. What will the
> fog mean now if you get some fog from the baking process to remove the
> moisture, and then fog from the hypering in forming gas?

I read an article about hypering somewhere, where they desicated the
film so muchm that they had to re-moisturize it at one point in the
process or it would crack.  You might check out how much you are drying
the film in your process.

-Cary Chleborad