>In regard to Nancy's post on changing colors of the solution, I have had
>this happen in the past. However, the standardization of the protocol I
>use has made it a thing of the past. I always get a nice golden color that

  Using the same container that had a mixture that was golden and
poring in one that is not golden can-will cause the one that is
not golden to turn golden. It doesn't matter how many times you
wash or clean the container.

>My advice would be to set everything up methodically, and record all data.
<SNIP>
>flow of silver into the solution. Once you have a solid solution resulting
>from your methods, DUPLICATE the effort meticulously when making a
>solution.

  It's also "very" important to CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN first. Then before 
you poor in the distilled water to rinse 1-2 times with distilled water. 
When you get a good solution (tested for PPM and made 2-3 times) 
duplicate meticulously.

Reid