Silver Tank Plating Kit HS – 1 Litre

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Standard Black Lead - 1000mm 1 Metre 

1,000mm (1 metre)

Black Jump Lead - 600mm 

600mm

Red Combination Lead - 600mm 

600mm

Red Jump Lead - 400mm 

400mm

Red Jump Lead - 200mm 

200mm

Silver Tank Plating Solution - HS - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Silver Tank Brightener HS - 25ml 

25ml

Medline MS300 Hotplate Stirrer

£199.95 + VAT

NiPrep - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Cleaner - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

MPU - 100ml 

100ml

MPU Fine - 100ml 

100ml

Spa Plating Silver and Gold Cloth

£4.44 + VAT

Crocodile Clip (long-life) × 3

£6.12 + VAT each

Gold Plated Test Strip × 2

£2.32 + VAT each

Stirring Bar - Large 

Large

Plating Beaker - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Beaker Ring for Plating in a Beaker - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Silver Rod Electrode for Beaker Plating × 4 - For 1 Litre Beaker 8mm Diameter 

For 1 litre Beaker, L=124mm, D=8mm

Anode Bag × 4 - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Rinse Beaker × 2 - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Stainless Mesh Electrode × 2 - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Beaker Lid × 3 - 1 Litre 

1 Litre

Temperature Probe

£22.89 + VAT

Pipette - FREE - Small 

Small

Pipette - FREE - Medium 

Medium

Plating Stand

£48.26 + VAT

Plating Arm and Boss × 2

£79.86 + VAT each

Gold Plated Jigging Wire, 0.9mm dia. - FREE × 2

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Wire Cutters - FREE

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Plastic Tweezers

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Rinse Bottle - FREE

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Safety Glasses - Free

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Assorted Nitrile Gloves - FREE

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This cyanide free silver plating kit is ideal for bright silver layers of up to 10 microns thickness. The price of the kit includes 1 Litre of our Silver Tank Plating Solution HS. The advantages of this Silver Tank Plating Kit – HS process are:

– No toxic cyanides

– High speed silver plating

– Long life plating solution – silver replenished from electrodes

– Can plate directly on to copper

Customisable

This kit is built around our MultiPlater. We have designed and built this power source to be super flexible and easy to adapt to all of our plating processes, including pen and brush plating.  Please see the videos that are posted on this page under the ‘Videos’ tab and also visit our YouTube channel.

 

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Plating rates of over 1 micron-per-minute can be acheived with high agitation, however we recommend a rate of between 0.35 and just 0.7 microns-per-minute to avoid defects on the extremities of your article.

The plating solution lasts longer because the silver that plates out of the solution is replenished by silver from the sacrificial silver anodes. However you may need to polish after plating to get a high shine.

To get the best out of the Silver Tank Plating Solution – HS you will need to heat it to between 45 and 55 degrees centigrade with moderate to vigourous agitation using a hotplate stirrer.

All tank plating solutions, the Silver Tank Plating Kit – HS included, benefit from occasional filtering; please click HERE for the link to our filter kit.

To save the inconvenience of batch filtration shown above, you may wish to consider continual filtration using our filter pump. Click HERE for the link to our continuous filter kit.

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Silver Tank Plating Kit HS: Setting up

There are a number of ways to connect up the process beakers. In this example, we're connecting up to use the minimum number of wires.
Whatever way you decide on, it's best policy to connect up with the MultiPlater switched off.

Fitting the Stainless Steel Mesh Electrode to the cleaner beaker

The cleaner beaker is usually supplied with the mesh fitted, but in case that it’s not, curl the mesh into the plastic beaker and slide the mesh connector inbetween the beaker and the mesh and make sure that it’s held in place by the mesh to ensure electrical connection.

Fitting the Stainless Steel Mesh Electrode to the NiPrep beaker

The glass NiPrep beaker is usually supplied with the mesh fitted, but in case that it’s not, curl the mesh into the glass beaker and slide the mesh connector inbetween the beaker and the mesh and make sure that it’s held in place by the mesh to ensure electrical connection.

Fitting the silver rod electrodes into the Beaker Ring and adding anode bags

Slide one end of the silver rod electrode into the receiving hole on the beaker ring and tighten the grub screw with the allen key provided.

Fit the anode bags over the electrodes and place in the structure in the plating beaker.

Here’s a video showing how it’s done with platinum rod electrodes, the process is the same with silver rod electrodes.

Making the Plating Stand negative (black wire)

Plug one of the 4mm connectors of the Standard Lead into the black socket of the MultiPlater and clip the other end plug into the 4mm hole located at the base of the Plating Stand.
The negative is where the plating takes place.

Connecting up the mesh on the cleaner beaker

Plug the 4mm connector end of the Red Combination Lead – 600mm into a red socket on the MultiPlater and the other end, clip to the mesh connection on the cleaner tank.

Connecting up (ganging up) the mesh on the NiPrep beaker to the mesh on the cleaner beaker

Clip the crodocile clip on one end of the Red Jump Lead – 200mm to the mesh on the cleaner beaker then clip the other end of the jump lead to the mesh on the NiPrep beaker.

Connecting up (ganging up) the Beaker Ring on the silver plating beaker to the mesh on the NiPrep beaker

Clip the crocodile clip on one end of the Red Jump Lead 400mm to the mesh on the NiPrep beaker then clip the other end of the lead to the Beaker Ring on the silver plating beaker.

Please note that we have included a Red Jump Lead 600mm in the kit should you wish to put any of the beakers further apart.

Filling the cleaner beaker and operating conditions

Fill the cleaner tank up with Cleaner until just below the level of the mesh.

Cleaner is used at room temperature and a between 2 and 4 volts.

If you prefer to control the process using amps, the plating factor for cleaner is between 0.02 – 0.03 A/cm2

Agitation is not necessary.

Filling the NiPrep beaker and operating conditions

Fill the NiPrep beaker up with NiPrep until just below the level of the mesh.

NiPrep is used at room temperature at a Plating Factor in the range 0.01 – 0.01 A/cm2

Agitation is not necessary.

Filling the silver plating beaker

Fill up with Silver Tank Plating Solution HS ensuring the solution 1.5cm – 2cm below the rim of the plating beaker and that the top of the anode bags are above the level of the solution.

Silver plating should be carried out at a plating factor of between 0.05 and 2 amp per square centimetre, 45 – 55 degrees centigrade with good agitation.

A higher plating factor is possible especially with greater agitation and to the upper part of the temperature range.

To help calculate the MultiPlater amp setting and time that you will need to plate for, you can use our online calculator by clicking here.

While continual filtration isn’t usually necessary, occasional batch filtration or filtration through a filter pump could be advantageous.

Silver Tank Plating HS Tank Calculator

For technical specifications on any component of the electroplating kit, please visit its product page an click on the ‘Tech Specs’ tab.

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.

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You can access our MSDS by scanning the QR code which is on our product bottles.
Here is a video to show you how;

 

Fault

Possible cause

Corrective action
No plating at all.
 Electricity not flowing in the plating circuit indicated by a red light at the bottom of the display on the MultiPlater. Check all electrical contacts and clean if necessary.
No plating. Item looks damaged on removal from plating process.
 Leads connected wrongly. Check that the black connection from the MultiPlater is connected to the work piece and the red connection to the Beaker Ring.
Plating dull or matt
 Plating on to porous surface

 

 Polish the article you are trying to plate.
Lack of Silver Tank Brightener HS Add 1ml of Silver Tank Plating Brightener per litre of plating solution (to maximum 5ml per litre) until brightness is restored.
Temperature too low.

 

 Increase temperature to within operating range (see Tech Specs).
Low conductivity. Check the plating circuit for electrical faults.
Organic contamination. Treat with Carbon Powder (see shop).
Burnt deposit especially on corners and edges. Powdery in extreme cases
 Amp setting too high.

 

 Decrease the amp setting.
Article too close to the anode. Move the item in the beaker or rearrange the anodes.

 
Too little agitation. Increase agitation.

 
Temperature too low. Increase temperature to within operating range.
Incorrect estimation of surface area Recheck area calculation and use Silver Tank HS Calculator.
Plating but not to correct thickness.
 Incorrect amp or time settings. The vast majority of failures to plate to thickness are due to
wrong estimation of surface area. Double check your estimation of surface area
paying special attention to the units which should be in square centimetres.
Then input this together with your desired thickness into our online Silver Tank
HS Calculator.
Plating hazy solution turning a yellow shade
Silver electrodes worn beyond limit. Check electrodes and renew.
Deposit bright but rough.
 Particulate contamination especially in small installations without continuous filtration. Filter solution into a clean beaker/container or consider using
a filter pump intermittently or continually for convenience.
Pitting of deposit.
 Particulate matter in solution. Filter as outlined above.
Grease or oil contamination in solution. Treat with Carbon Powder as above.
Micropores on underlying surface. Cut back (linishing/grinding) and polish.
Un-plated areas.

 

 Improper cleaning. Check cleaning cycle especially for water breaks (see Online Manual)
Surface porous or deeply scratch brushed. Polish our the pores. It is not advisable to plate onto deeply
scratch-brushed surfaces due the the cavities at the bottom of the scratch
retaining contaminants such as oils and other debris.
Trying to plate a difficult-to-plate metal like stainless or
Inconel.		 Look under the Process Sequences tab for more information on
preparing different substrates.
Vertical tide marks especially evident on thin, flat articles when using a
stirrer for solution agitation.
 Coalescence of gas bubbles forming around the eddies produced
by the stirring action of the stirrer.		 Consider using a stirrer with reversing action in order to make
the agitation more turbulent. If only plating for a short period, consider
agitating the article by hand in a way as not to produce permanent eddies.
Plating blistering/bubbling up most commonly seen when plating on reactive
metals such as aluminium or zinc.
 Inclusions in basis metal which have trapped
acidic/alkaline components of the process solutions. The inclusions have been
plated over and the basis metal has reacted with the retained solution producing small amounts of hydrogen. Because this cannot escape it causes the plate to blister or bubble up.		 Abrade and/or polish out the inclusions. In some cases of deep
inclusions, you may risk distorting the profile of the article.
Deposit peels from basis metal.
In the case of multi-plated layers, check which layer is failing. This can be done a lot more easily if the base metal or plated layers are of different colour: for example, copper plated over brass then silver plated.
 Improper cleaning or surface preparation. Check the cleaning cycle for the metal.
Trying to plate a difficult-to-plate metal like stainless or Inconel. Look under the Process Sequences tab for more information on
preparing different substrates.
Plated a too thick layer of silver. Silver plated from Silver Tank Plating Solution HS is of low – medium stress. Plating much over 10 microns can result in stress cracking and in extreme cases, peeling. Reduce the thickness of silver plated. Consult our online Silver
Tank Plating Calculator for recommended amp and time settings for your work.

 

Plating silver on copper and bronze

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Acticlean/Activator dip (no power)
  • Rinse
  • Acticlean/Activator dip
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on brass

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Acticlean/Activator dip (no power)
  • Rinse
  • Alkaline Copper plate or NiPrep
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on nickel and its alloys (such as nickel silver and Monel)

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Plate an adhesion layer of gold with NiPrep or Gold Strike
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on stainless steel and difficult-to-plate metals such as surgical instruments and dental alloys

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Plate an adhesion layer with Gold Strike
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on steel and iron

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm2
  • Rinse
  • Copper build up with Copper Tank Plating Solution – optional. (see note at end of article)
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on zinc (also see individual product pages)

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Microetch in Activator for 1 – 2 minutes
  • Rinse
  • Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm2 (see note below)
  • Rinse
  • Build up with Copper Tank Plating Solution – optional. (see note at end of article)
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

For best results, zinc needs to be mechanically finished prior to plating. This we advise polishing, linishing or very fine scratch brushing such as the finish obtained with fine Scotch-Brite™ mops. Attempting to plate on a course scratch brushed surface will result in poor adhesion and unplated areas.

Plating silver on aluminium

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Zincate in Zincate Dip for 30 seconds to 2 minutes
  • Rinse
  • Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm
  • Rinse
  • Build up with Copper Tank Plating Solution (optional – see note at end of article)
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

Plating silver on tin and its alloys (pewter, Britannia metal and solder)

  • Degrease
  • Electroclean
  • Rinse
  • Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm
  • Rinse
  • Silver plate

More information about each process can found on the individual product pages.

Note: If the article is expected to be used out doors (for example, car parts), a protective copper layer of at least 10 microns should be plated after the alkaline copper stage. After copper plating, the article should be removed from the process and mechanically finished (polishing, linishing or fine scratch brushing) prior to silver plating.

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