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You can use our Gold Strike Pen (UK and EU only) to gold plate very adhesive layers on to difficult-to plate metals such as chrome, surgical steel and dental alloys. Gold Strike pen plating solution is especially useful for plating dental prosthetics.
Recommended voltage: 9 – 10 volts
Gold concentration: 20 grams per litre
Fibre nibs strongly recommended
Gold content: 20 grams per litre
HS Code: 3824 99 70
This solution is ideal for dental technicians plating prosthetics and medical technicians plating difficult-to-plate alloys of cobalt, chromium and molybdenum.
Adhearent coatings can also be plated on to chromium, tungsten and electrical alloys such as nichrome.
This video shows how to gold pen plate using our rectifier powered plating pen:
Back to Product DescriptionThis solution is ideal for dental technicians plating prosthetics and medical technicians plating difficult-to-plate alloys of cobalt, chromium and molybdenum.
Adhearent coatings can also be plated on to chromium, tungsten and electrical alloys such as nichrome.
NB - We no longer sell this rectifier.
This rectifier can be used for tank, brush and pen plating. Here is a quick guide to setting it up for pen plating.
Setting up your MF Rectifier for pen plating is a straightforward process. Assemble your equipment as shown in the photo. For this demonstration, we’ll be using our plating pen.
Use the switch on the back of the rectifier to turn it on.
Fit the copper crocodile clip to the end of the black lead and plug the other end into the corresponding black socket on the front of the rectifier. Plug in the red lead into the corresponding red socket.
Turn the amps dial anticlockwise to the stop (minimum) and the volts to the value required by the pen plating solution.
Note: Even though the amps dial is set to maximum, the amps meter will read ‘0.00’.
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Open the circuit (or turn the circuit off) by switching the Output switch so that the line is in the up position.
Set the voltage to about 3.5
Using the crocodile clip on the end of the black lead, connect the black lead to the red lead.
Close the circuit.
Adjust the amps to about 0.4 to 0.5 amps.
Note: This stage sets the maximum amps to prevent damage to the work piece should the bare electrode accidentally contact the work piece directly
Open the circuit again.
Unclip the crocodile clip from the end of the red lead.
Connect the plating pen to the end of the red lead.
Select the correct voltage range for your plating solution. In this case the solution is our Gold Pen Plating Solution and the range is 4-5 volts.
Now close the circuit and you’re ready to start plating.
Operating Conditions and Deposit Data
| Voltage (for pen fitted with Fibre Nib) |
8 – 10 volts (see notes)
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| Temperature | 20 – 25 °C (see notes) |
| Gold Concentration | 20 g/l |
| Electrode | Carbon or platinum |
| Gold content in plate | 99% – 99.5% |
| Recommended plating thickness | 0.1 micron |
| Coverage | 10ml will cover 800 cm2 to 0.1 micron |
| Hardness | 185 Hv |
| Density of deposit | 19.3 g/cm3 |
| Stress | Not known |
| Special storage requirements | Away from sunlight |
| Shelf life | 1 – 2 years |
| Health and Safety classification | Harmful |
| Special considerations | None |
| Transport (UN number) | 2796 |
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