[Fourlanders] Silver plating idea

[Rogers, Ron]

For those of you that roll your own amplifiers and need to silver plate
the parts, here is an interesting idea. This is from the Feb. ARRL
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 Mike WB8GXB found a simple system from Caswell Plating
(http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm) to plate silver and
brass - a product called "Plug-N-Plate". This process consists of a wall
transformer (1.7-volts for silver), a plating wand, gauze to hold the
plating solution, and 4 ounces of plating solution. The process is: (1)
Wrap the gauze around the wand. (2) Plug in the transformer and connect
one output to the part being plated (alligator clip) and the other
output (banana jack) to the wand. (3) Soak the gauze in plating
solution. (4) brush the gauze wand on the part being plated. A plated
finish will result. Coat the entire surface refreshing the gauze with
solution as needed. Buff finish as desired. That is all there is to it.
The part must be cleaned with a copper/brass cleaner for best results.
(Reprinted from the January
2006 "Cheesbits" newsletter of the Mt Airy VHF Radio Club)

Ron  
WW8RR