deplating silver from silverplated items

[jmdlcar]

Do you know if Copper Sulfate 99% Pure Powder will work in the cell you did?
And do you need to use copper as cathode if I use Copper Sulfate?
I would like to use Stainless Steel non-magnetic for the cathode if it will work?

Any help would be great.

Jack

 

[solar_plasma]

Tap water cell is the best option in my eyes. CuSO4 has the problem of fouled electrolyte=a lot of actual waste solution.

 

[LaMar Marshall]

i started the experiment with 0,5 liter. after the solution is not transparent, dark blue/green, and you can´t look through,
i started the cementation part.
now i have a 6 liter plastic bowl, it turns longer to saturate the solution, but you have more dissolved silver in it.
the cementation need some hours, but with larger pieces of copper, you can get more silver at one time.

the solution is reusable, ("endless" i think) but little goes away, from filtering, removing cooper from cathode,...

mocodos

Thank you