domperignon
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Good afternoon,
I have a problem and I was wondering if i can get some help, (First time)
I had made up 2 solutions of HCL to dissolve the base metals on some PCB's and old pins that i had collected, the other to was the Gold plated CPU's (lucky enough had been given 10 Intel Pentium Pro old ones!).
After washing the CPU's and purifying them of base metals, I decanted the fluid and proceeded to make a A/R solution to which i added my CPU's (fine i believe).
Heres the problem I added the PCB and the gold pins directly into the A/R and completely forgot the wash and left overnight (what a plonker).
Woke up this morning with a Dark green cloudy liquid, to which I was mortified as it was not as i expected, I filtered immediately and witnessed the gold had been removed from the CPU's and hopefully dissolved into the A/R
I believe Base metals have been dissolved into the solution (i.e copper,lead and alu) as it is DARK GREEN not a beautiful Yellow/Gold liquid.
Alas my query from here how do I proceed, I have been scouring this forum for the last day and have read parts of HOKE and cannot find a solution to my problem.
I can attach pictures and all help from all individuals will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dominic
P.S - Not how I anticipated my first refining of gold.
I have a problem and I was wondering if i can get some help, (First time)
I had made up 2 solutions of HCL to dissolve the base metals on some PCB's and old pins that i had collected, the other to was the Gold plated CPU's (lucky enough had been given 10 Intel Pentium Pro old ones!).
After washing the CPU's and purifying them of base metals, I decanted the fluid and proceeded to make a A/R solution to which i added my CPU's (fine i believe).
Heres the problem I added the PCB and the gold pins directly into the A/R and completely forgot the wash and left overnight (what a plonker).
Woke up this morning with a Dark green cloudy liquid, to which I was mortified as it was not as i expected, I filtered immediately and witnessed the gold had been removed from the CPU's and hopefully dissolved into the A/R
I believe Base metals have been dissolved into the solution (i.e copper,lead and alu) as it is DARK GREEN not a beautiful Yellow/Gold liquid.
Alas my query from here how do I proceed, I have been scouring this forum for the last day and have read parts of HOKE and cannot find a solution to my problem.
I can attach pictures and all help from all individuals will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dominic
P.S - Not how I anticipated my first refining of gold.