Philip wrote: > > Thank you, Mike. That seems simple enough. > > Best regards, > Philip > > mike cipolat wrote: > > > > My advice is to throw that batch out and start over. I have experienced > > that this discoloration occurs because the electrodes build up a black > > coating during the silver process. These must be periodically cleaned. > > And as you say, you processed the silver for one hour. The longer the > > process runs, the more frequently the cleaning needs to occur. > > Approximately every ten minutes remove the electrodes and wipe them > > clean. Then continue the process. This does tend to occur more > > frequently when longer processed times are used. > > > > Mike
I also confer with Mike's suggestions. A related observation I made: During processing the batch I made last week, bridging occured between the wires as they slipped and were about 3/8" apart. It resulted in more black sediment/flakes than usual due to this, but I filtered it out. Later, the batch, typically colorless or very very pale yellow became deep yellow. Even more curiously, though, by the end of the week, the solution in last two bottles (dk. blue glass) converted to black! I didn't do anything different in storing them; I believe this happened due to the bridging in the intial process. I prefer the nearly colorless solutions; I never had a problem with them turning black. I read that the range is from colorless to pale to deep yellow to reddish brown to black, the best being nearly colorless. Nancy ([email protected]) http://www.connix.com/~berntsen/ *****Some Medicine from the "Good Book"****** * * * A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; * * But a broken spirit drieth the bones. * * Proverbs 17:22 * * * * Call unto me, and I will answer thee, * * And shew thee great and mighty things, * * Which thou knowest not. * * Jeremiah 33:3 * *********************************************
