Gold Pen Plating Solution HB

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The Gold Pen Plating Solution HB plates heavy deposits of gold. It is useful for building up gold on worn contacts on printed circuit board repair work and high-end jewellery applications.

This solution plates a shade of gold with a slightly redder hue which approximates to between the Swiss watch industry standard of 2N and 3N.

Gold concentration: 25 grams per litre

Voltage: 5 – 6 volts

HS Code: 3824 99 70

Here is a video showing how to use our battery powered plating pen to gold plate;

Here’s a video showing how to use our Gold Pen and Brush Plating Kit

 

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How to use this calculator :

1. In the first box, enter the thickness that you want to plate to in microns (thousandths of a millimetre).

2. In the second box, enter the surface area of the article in square centimetres (cm2).

3. In the third box, enter the type of nib you are using.

4. You will notice that in the fourth box, the Calibration Factor is defaulted to 1. This can usually
be left as it is. You can read more about setting the calibration factor for more accurate results
in Note 1 below.

5. Click the ‘Calculate button’.

6. Read off the volt setting and the volume of solution that you will require.

7. Next is the coulomb reading that you will need to plate to. (See Note 2 below).

8. Amp-hours are also quoted below the coulomb reading and is an optional readout on the MicroPlater.
Amp-hour reading are available for coulomb readings above 10 coulombs.

9. The weight of gold plated and the percentage of gold remaining in the solution are displayed
in the final two boxes.

Notes

  1. When plating a number of identical items, the calculator can be calibrated to give more accurate results
    but applying a calibration factor. This is calculated by dividing the calculated thickness or weight by the actual thickness or weight.
    Note that if you’re using the weight method, you will require suitably accurate scales. Calibration Factor = calculated thickness or weight/actual thickness or weight.
    For example, the calculator reads that the weight of plate should be 0.032 grams when plated to 2.5 microns. The actual weight is measured at 0.035 grams.
    The Calibration Factor is: 0.032/0.035 = 0.91
  2. Be careful not to create a short circuit as this will cause inaccurate results or may invalidate them completely.

If you have access to X-ray fluorescence or microsection for establishing actual thickness, then
it’s possible to use these techniques to calculate the Calibration Factor. You can read more about this
by clicking on the Process Sequences tab on the Coulometer product page:
Coulometer

Operating Conditions and Deposit Data

Voltage Range 5.0 – 6.0 volts
Temperature 14 – 25 °C
Gold Concentration 25g/l
Electrode Platinum Pen Electrode/Carbon Pen Electrode
Gold content in plate 99.9% (balance carbon)
Plating Rate at (3.5 volts, Platinum electrode) Approx. 0.5 micron per minute (spot)
Hardness 220 – 230 Hv
Density of deposit 19.3 g/cm3
Stress Medium stress
Special storage requirements Away from sunlight
Shelf life 1 – 2 years
Health and Safety classification Harmful
Special considerations Contains potassium cyanide (0.45%)
Transport (UN number) None: Not classified as dangerous for transport

Notes:

  • We strongly advise against the use of stainless steel anodes for most of our plating processes
  • Plating rates are calculated over a sample area which is permanently covered by swab.

General guide;

Certain small items, for example Swabs, Nibs and Plating Pens can be sent by normal post within the UK

  • The courier option for UK deliveries is FedEx
  • Free UK mainland delivery available on orders over £200
  • International orders usually 3-5 working days.

For all price quotations for deliveries, please add your items to our shopping cart. You will be able to see the shipping costs by clicking on the ‘Calculate shipping’ button in the cart and before checking out.

Please click on the link below to download the SDS for this product:

https://goldn.co.uk/msds/gold_pen_plating_solution_hb.pdf

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