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I cannot tell what you are trying to do from the pictures.
How are you getting conductivity to each individual circuit with gold?
How do you expect just gold to plate over with so many other metals involved?
Surely you did not just clip a wire to the whole part and expect just to plate out gold.
From what I see (the picture of the part), and what looks to be the whole part in the tub, I would say this looks like a good way to make a mess.
How are you getting conductivity to each individual circuit with gold?
How do you expect just gold to plate over with so many other metals involved?
Surely you did not just clip a wire to the whole part and expect just to plate out gold.
From what I see (the picture of the part), and what looks to be the whole part in the tub, I would say this looks like a good way to make a mess.
First I put the 8 L of solution Stainless Steel to the positive of both side of the tub
one little Stainless Steel with cell phone board .
And start elerctrolysis , I using 4 v and 0.8 a to start up , normaol is 10-15min can compelely plat off. But I using 2 hours just little off the gold . Can any one help and give me some suggestion what should I need to
one little Stainless Steel with cell phone board .
And start elerctrolysis , I using 4 v and 0.8 a to start up , normaol is 10-15min can compelely plat off. But I using 2 hours just little off the gold . Can any one help and give me some suggestion what should I need to
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hkhogold,
My friend, I am afraid I have to tell you, that I believe you have no idea of what you are doing (my opinion from what I see here). Doing things like that can get very dangerous quickly. I suggest doing more study. We can help, but we cannot educate you on everything you would need to know or understand to be successful. That you will only get from doing your own research ,especially when it come to experimenting. Get a good understanding of basic principles.
I see so many obvious problems in what you have posted, and we have not even begun to get into the complex portions of what you would be dealing with.
From the last picture and now it looks like you are just dissolving one stainless steel anode. Along with the copper lead wire, and attempting to plate it out on onto the other stainless steel sheet.
The stainless plate should be the cathode (negative of your power source).
The metal to be oxidized should be the anode (positive of your power supply).
This anode connection has to have direct contact with the metal you intend to oxidize (force electrons from its atoms) so that the metal dissolves into the electrolyte solution as a salt of that metal (or all of the metals of the anode).
Note circuit boards do not connect all of the metals on it together (ground will somewhat but not enough to be useful here).
Whole circuit boards would make all sorts of a mess, even adding organics into the mix.
Any metal connected to positive of the power supply, the anode will dissolve into solution as a salt of that metal, or fall off into solution as an anode sludge. (this could make a mess of metal salts in solution).
Much depends on the metals, the electrolyte and many other factors like pH, temperature, current density what metal or other salts are involved...
In my opinion, you would do best to recover the gold or copper and gold from your circuit board and melt it into an anode.
After you study more.
I would like to help but until you gain a little more background in the basic principles, I do not see how it could be possible to help you with this.
I would begin by studying electrolysis and how batteries work.
Then study more on recovery and refining of metals using electrolysis....
My friend, I am afraid I have to tell you, that I believe you have no idea of what you are doing (my opinion from what I see here). Doing things like that can get very dangerous quickly. I suggest doing more study. We can help, but we cannot educate you on everything you would need to know or understand to be successful. That you will only get from doing your own research ,especially when it come to experimenting. Get a good understanding of basic principles.
I see so many obvious problems in what you have posted, and we have not even begun to get into the complex portions of what you would be dealing with.
From the last picture and now it looks like you are just dissolving one stainless steel anode. Along with the copper lead wire, and attempting to plate it out on onto the other stainless steel sheet.
The stainless plate should be the cathode (negative of your power source).
The metal to be oxidized should be the anode (positive of your power supply).
This anode connection has to have direct contact with the metal you intend to oxidize (force electrons from its atoms) so that the metal dissolves into the electrolyte solution as a salt of that metal (or all of the metals of the anode).
Note circuit boards do not connect all of the metals on it together (ground will somewhat but not enough to be useful here).
Whole circuit boards would make all sorts of a mess, even adding organics into the mix.
Any metal connected to positive of the power supply, the anode will dissolve into solution as a salt of that metal, or fall off into solution as an anode sludge. (this could make a mess of metal salts in solution).
Much depends on the metals, the electrolyte and many other factors like pH, temperature, current density what metal or other salts are involved...
In my opinion, you would do best to recover the gold or copper and gold from your circuit board and melt it into an anode.
After you study more.
I would like to help but until you gain a little more background in the basic principles, I do not see how it could be possible to help you with this.
I would begin by studying electrolysis and how batteries work.
Then study more on recovery and refining of metals using electrolysis....
rickbb
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Looks like that setup will evolve lots of gasses including hydrogen. I see danger, (flammable and toxic), ahead.
Sounds like the polarity is reversed. The board (what you're dissolving) should be positive and the stainless (what you're plating onto) should be negative.
Rick is right. When electrolyzing anything, it's good to use an exhaust fan to prevent the hydrogen and oxygen gases from building up and exploding and also to prevent breathing any of the offgases possibly produced by the electrode reactions.
Rick is right. When electrolyzing anything, it's good to use an exhaust fan to prevent the hydrogen and oxygen gases from building up and exploding and also to prevent breathing any of the offgases possibly produced by the electrode reactions.
