I am not surprised. As I have pointed out in previous posts, the gradient near the electrode is important to cause movement of the silver ions away from the anode before they aggregate. The ingots have several orders of magnitude more surface area than wire, and thus proportionally less gradient right at the surface. Generally speaking lower surface area means smaller particles.
Marshall Toscano wrote: > Hello all, Obtained a fine-looking 1oz. .999 purity ingot over the > weekend, I had previously only made CS using wire. I cut it using a > pipe cutter, scrubbed it with a clean cotton cloth and distilled water > to get dirt and burrs off, then hooked each half of the ingot up to my > 27VDC homemade contraption and sat back for the action. Result= the > most metallic-tasting, almost vile batch ever! Ugh! Could this have > been due to the silver being dirty even though I carefully cleaned > it? Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
