luckymepc1
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- Jun 9, 2012
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Hi I have been saving parts forever. Thought I'd try my hand at refining/recovery instead of losing money by selling my scrap on ebay. I chose the subzero method because it seemed the least harmful.
My 1st mistake was to mix different types of scrap to this first batch (Duh) I guess I just wanted to see how the the gold disintergrates on each type. i had
10 oz of gold backed plated silicon wafers
about 5oz of some smashed ceramic cpus
about 25oz of misc pins and green board gold plated pieces
40 oz total
i used only about a pint of 32 hydrocloric acid to the whole bag of subzero starter kit.
then when that green slime was done fizzing, i put the urrea, no fizz.
then i did the whole bag of whatever that last stuff was
tried the coffee filter deal in a funnel...complete nightmare!
so I tried the hand method...also complete nightmare..
tested the with drops for that blackish brownish purplish color
washed it in two gallons of ammonia.
as hard as i tried, there was still particles that i knew did not belong in there. washed that with tap water for days and let the mud dry in the sun.
now i have about a cup or so of dried mud mostly cocoa color, but parts of it have some greenish.
my question is, what can i use to start all over again to clean this mud of impurities.
If there is anyone in az in the valley who can charge me a percentage of the yield to show me how to fix this mess?
I have alot more scrap too, and can pay you a percentage to watch you do it? Hope that is not an illegal forum question...
someone please help and yes I know i am a total dummy about this. But I figure you gotta start somewhere.
Thanks for any advice you can offer
lost in the desert...
My 1st mistake was to mix different types of scrap to this first batch (Duh) I guess I just wanted to see how the the gold disintergrates on each type. i had
10 oz of gold backed plated silicon wafers
about 5oz of some smashed ceramic cpus
about 25oz of misc pins and green board gold plated pieces
40 oz total
i used only about a pint of 32 hydrocloric acid to the whole bag of subzero starter kit.
then when that green slime was done fizzing, i put the urrea, no fizz.
then i did the whole bag of whatever that last stuff was
tried the coffee filter deal in a funnel...complete nightmare!
so I tried the hand method...also complete nightmare..
tested the with drops for that blackish brownish purplish color
washed it in two gallons of ammonia.
as hard as i tried, there was still particles that i knew did not belong in there. washed that with tap water for days and let the mud dry in the sun.
now i have about a cup or so of dried mud mostly cocoa color, but parts of it have some greenish.
my question is, what can i use to start all over again to clean this mud of impurities.
If there is anyone in az in the valley who can charge me a percentage of the yield to show me how to fix this mess?
I have alot more scrap too, and can pay you a percentage to watch you do it? Hope that is not an illegal forum question...
someone please help and yes I know i am a total dummy about this. But I figure you gotta start somewhere.
Thanks for any advice you can offer
lost in the desert...