[Frameworks] "New" lomo tank filling with 16mm film

[Friedemann Wachsmuth]

I reworked the center of the bottom spiral a bit to keep less distance between it and the tank's bottom. That did the trick. 
Also, lifting the (locked) lid a bit while pouring in chemistry makes it easier for the air to leave, especially helpful once the tank is wet after FD. 

> Am 09.03.2022 um 11:01 schrieb Ugo Bo <ugobodibra at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hallo everybody
> 
> I've been happily using a 50ft Lomo tank for years, mine is the "old"
> model (UPB-1 - version 1). Now a friends of mine bought the "new"
> model (UPB-1A or version 2) and I'm teaching him how to use it.
> 
> As some of you probably now, the "new" one has a lower body than the
> "old" one (70mm against 78mm, here's the difference explained:
> https://sites.google.com/site/olexserviceskinor/processing-of-a-cine-film-in-home-laboratory/spiral-processing-tanks/upb-1-upb-1a-spiral-tanks?authuser=0).
> 
> In the past I processed only super8 also with a "new" model, and it
> worked fine, but now, processing 16mm, I realized that a problem
> arises: the "new" one leaves a very tiny room for liquid to pass, so
> it takes a very long time to fill the tank, a problem that I never
> experienced with my "old" one. Long filling time makes developement
> uneven.
> 
> When processing 2 x 16mm the problem is even worse: the gap is really
> thin, liquid takes ages to enter, and is also impossible to move the
> spiral up and down (my way of agitation).
> 
> I thought of filling the tank first with liquid, and then dropping the
> spiral in the dark in the liquid, but is quite an hassle.
> 
> Did you have the same issue? And what's your trick?
> 
> Best
> Livio
> 
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