Hi Folks,
I'm a total newbie who has just purchased a gold plating kit as a hobby
For my first experiment I did the old "copper coin connected to the cathode" test which resulted in a nice shiny golden coin.
However, I then left the coin in for a further 20-30 minutes only to find that, instead of the gold plating getting better, parts of the coin were now turning black.
I rubbed some polish over the coin and the cloth started turning black.
Did I somehow burn the gold? My voltage was a constant 6V.
Can't seem to find the answer anywhere, but I'm sure one of the guys on this forum will know :mrgreen:
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Pete
I'm a total newbie who has just purchased a gold plating kit as a hobby
For my first experiment I did the old "copper coin connected to the cathode" test which resulted in a nice shiny golden coin.
However, I then left the coin in for a further 20-30 minutes only to find that, instead of the gold plating getting better, parts of the coin were now turning black.
I rubbed some polish over the coin and the cloth started turning black.
Did I somehow burn the gold? My voltage was a constant 6V.
Can't seem to find the answer anywhere, but I'm sure one of the guys on this forum will know :mrgreen:
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Pete