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Conundrum
Sat Nov 12 2011, 07:24PM Print
Conundrum Registered Member #96 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
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Hi all.

Tried my hand at the DIY tin plating solution made from thiourea, stannous chloride and H2SO4.

Not sure why it doesen't work, the Tinnit notes mention that it has to be near boiling ?!
The resulting solution is cloudy and rapidly precipitates out white crystals..

I am using silver cleaning solution as a source of thiourea, so this is one possible unknown.

Thanks, -A
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Ash Small
Sun Nov 13 2011, 10:14AM
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What is your interpretation of boiling?

100°C (at one Bar) is probably not the boiling point of your 'mixture'.
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Conundrum
Tue Nov 15 2011, 09:25AM
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by "near boiling" i assume it means around 80C.
Basically a bit hotter than ammonium persulphate etchant.

I know ampersulf needs heat to etch so it stands to reason that to plate metal out of solution also needs heat.
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Ash Small
Tue Nov 15 2011, 09:39AM
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I'd suggest ascertaining the boiling point of 'your mixture' first.

I've found jam thermometers are good for electrolytes when measuring temperatures up to 200°C or more. (glass and stainless steel, or remove the stainless backing plate, and just use the glass bit)

(Just my 2 cent's worth)
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Conundrum
Wed Nov 16 2011, 07:03AM
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Cool, will try that!
Thanks for the tip.
-A
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Ocean Waves
Tue Nov 22 2011, 01:42PM
Ocean Waves Registered Member #4181 Joined: Thu Nov 03 2011, 02:39PM
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the tinning soluations i have seen work at room tempature galvanicaly, you often find such soluations in tatoo shops as they use the soluation to tin the ends of the needles to solder them to there guns..............Would be nice to find out how to replicate that trick because you can tinn almost anything including Aluminum...
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