Platinum button

[Todor]

Hi to all here. This my first platinum button from old russian military relay. We have used only nitric acid and then melting, because the contacts of the relays are pure platinum. Sorry for the bad quality of the image.

 

[rucito]

Hello, most Russian relays are platinum iridium alloy 90/10.

 

[Todor]

My latest gold button - 38 grams(97% pure). This is from russian relays, very easy to get.

 

[turieon]

Hello! Contacts from Soviet relays have purity 999,9. Why do you reduce it ? :lol:

 

[Lou]

Where do I get Russian relays, outside of Russia?

 

[patnor1011]

Former eastern bloc. They can be found in Slovakia, Czech, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and even eastern parts of Germany. I do have friend who entertained idea of going after old dumpsites used by Soviet military stationed in these countries. Also landfills used by old soviet era electronic companies like former Tesla group in Czechoslovakia - they are being considered as urban silver mine. Dump sites close to soviet military bases are probably contaminated by all kind of hazardous waste.

 

[jason_recliner]

Your friend should entertain the idea of first acquiring a Geiger counter.

 

[rucito]

Hello! Contacts from Soviet relays have purity 999,9. Why do you reduce it ? :lol:

not all - some have 5% nickel

 

[patnor1011]

Your friend should entertain the idea of first acquiring a Geiger counter.

Not really necessary. There were a lot of soviet army detachments over there only tiny minority housed nuclear material. They which does are known and still not accessible anyway, rest is where money are buried.

 

[teclu]

Hello! Contacts from Soviet relays have purity 999,9. Why do you reduce it ? :lol:

not all - some have 5% nickel

For ex: Res 22!

teclu

 

[teclu]

Hi to all here. This my first platinum button from old russian military relay. We have used only nitric acid and then melting, because the contacts of the relays are pure platinum. Sorry for the bad quality of the image.

Negative, @Todor! (is)Not pure Pt!!!

teclu

 

[teclu]

Hello, most Russian relays are platinum iridium alloy 90/10.

Yes, @ rucito, and PtRh10!!!

teclu

 

[teclu]

Where do I get Russian relays, outside of Russia?

From me, Lou! (from Romania!) What do you want? (russian/soviet/ussr) Pt alloy relays, Au alloy, pure Au or pure Ag? For collection, or...?!

teclu

 

[teclu]

Former eastern bloc. They can be found in Slovakia, Czech, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and even eastern parts of Germany. I do have friend who entertained idea of going after old dumpsites used by Soviet military stationed in these countries. Also landfills used by old soviet era electronic companies like former Tesla group in Czechoslovakia - they are being considered as urban silver mine. Dump sites close to soviet military bases are probably contaminated by all kind of hazardous waste.

Hello, patnor1011!(glad to see you again! )

„Probably”! Just „probably”!!!!!!!... you have right!!!

Of course, sometimes, the math can be particularly nasty!

teclu

 

[hfywc]

hi todor.

do you have pictures of the relays you are processing?


thanks,
alan

 

[rucito]

This is just one of many species.
There are 3 variants - silver, gold and platinum.

 

[vgecas]

hi,

none of these contain pure Pt. either silver, gold or 90Pt10Ir alloy .

https://www.google.lt/search?q=%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82+%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5+%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81+9&biw=1366&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUjJyH6bbLAhVEJ5oKHUmQBJ0Q_AUIBigB&dpr=1#imgrc=Yq0QtWYSYPB1-M%3A

 

[Lou]

Where do I get Russian relays, outside of Russia?

From me, Lou! (from Romania!) What do you want? (russian/soviet/ussr) Pt alloy relays, Au alloy, pure Au or pure Ag? For collection, or...?!

teclu

Anything with value that I can smelt. I'm not collecting them. I'm melting them in my furnace in copper and going after the slimes.

Drop me a PM and I'll get you an account set up.

Lou

 

[rucito]

hi,

none of these contain pure Pt. either silver, gold or 90Pt10Ir alloy .

https://www.google.lt/search?q=%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82+%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5+%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81+9&biw=1366&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUjJyH6bbLAhVEJ5oKHUmQBJ0Q_AUIBigB&dpr=1#imgrc=Yq0QtWYSYPB1-M%3A

And why do you think so?

 

[vgecas]

You can Google up datasheet, that says precious metals content...
Depending on series it's either silver (999.9) or gold (999.9), or platinum Iridium alloy (90%10%)