Need Developing Help!

Sorry, this Isn't a 'digital' question, but I was having trouble in the dark-room today, wonder if someone can help me figure out the strange issue.

I was developing a roll of film.

I set about mixing the chemicals as normal, all Ilford chem's, developer: 1:9, stop 1:19, fix: 1:9.
Didn't measure accurately but it was more or less there.

Set about developing with the enlargers on standard Ilford photo paper.
In the darkroom everything was fine, developed fine, made my adjustments and ran through the chemicals.

The photos (looking perfect under redlight) went into the stop (agitated) for a couple minutes or so, into the fix for 5-10 mins.

However when I took the photo's outside, right away the light started to develop the images into black, it's as though the stop hadn't worked at all?

I added some more stop chemical to the bath but same problem?

Tried different paper, same problem.


The photo's went into plenty high concentration stop, for plenty of time. But didn't work, me and my colleges were baffled, any idea's whats gone wrong? Could the stop (already used) be out of date/contaminated?


Thanks for any help I appreciate it, as I have to get these photo's done soon for a dead-line.

Ben

Sounds like the stop and/or the fixer (my money is on the fixer) is depleted. Make fresh. I mean FRESH. Not just a fresh dilution, but a fresh source - as in go to the store and buy new.

Rad

Radtech1 wrote in post #9109007
Sounds like the stop and/or the fixer (my money is on the fixer) is depleated. Make fresh.

That was my thought that the fix could be the issue seeing as I didn't alter that, but I would've thought once the stop has done it's job, there should be no instantaneous degrading of the image?

We have lots of different bottles of chemicals so I'll try a new bottle tomorrow and see how it goes, it's a shame because in the darkroom I got the contrast perfect, then they were all ruined

Problem solved, wrong kinda fix