====== Wash Aid (HCA) ======
Hypo Clear Agent (HCA) to accelerate the removal of fixer salts and decrease washing times.

===== Preparations =====


==== Kodak HCA ====
To mix from pre-mixed powder (provided by Kodak)
<WRAP myRecipe>
**Kodak HCA**\\
To prepare working solution from powder.
| Kodak HCA,       | 26.5 gr         |
| Water,           | to make 1000ml  |
Note: it is not recommended by Kodak to mix parts of the bag of powder, but this practice seems to work fine.
</WRAP>

==== Hypo Clearing Agent ====
Mix your own HCA from raw chemicals.
<WRAP myRecipe>
**Hypo Clearing Agent -- stock**
| Water (@52°C)    | 750 ml          |
| Sodiumsulfite    | 200 gr          |
| Sodiumbisulfite  | 50 gr           |
| Water            | to make 1000ml  |
Note: The sodiumbisulfite is to lower pH and prevent emulsion softening; may be excluded if the intended use is to treat prints.\\
To make a working solution, dilute stock solution 1+9.
</WRAP>

===== Instructions for use =====
  - Prepare a working solution; either from ready-mixed powder of mix from scratch (see above).
  - Pre-rinse, treat in HCA and then make a final wash as specified below (minimum).

^          ^ Pre-rinse ^ HCA ^ Final wash ^
|**Film**  | 1 min     | 1-2 min | 5 min  |
|**Print** | 1 min     | 3 min   | 20 min |


==== Capacity ====
Capacity is approx 35 sheets of paper (24x30cm) per liter working solution.



===== Notes =====
This is the place to write down notes, tips etc.\\