I love how Sreetips revisits topics he’s done in the past, but restarts like no one has seen the older video. But those of us who watch all of his videos will see how he refines and perfects his process as he experiments and learns more about the processes himself. Ms. Hoke wrote the Bible on precious metal processing, but Sreetips is like the Ken Burns of creating video documentation of precious metal processing.
Very nice! My fume hood is just about finished. I’m now seeking the 1000g of silver I will need to make silver nitrate solution,procuring the hardware, materials and chemicals. I expected to begin building the silver cell next weekend and and possibly producing silver crystals the following weekend.
I never get tired of these videos. Your explanations are amazing and I'm so glad you talk a lot about safety. Not enough people do. I'm in to resin printing which also involves isopropyl alcohol. Not many content creators talk about the long term dangers about breathing these fumes. They just seem content to try to sell the next best resin printer. It's a really good hobby. I print cartoon characters and my daughter paints them. I have a 6 inch carbon filter and always wear a respiratory in my printing shed.
I suffer from reduced lung function because I ignored warnings when I first started refining. Tried to do it in my back yard. There’s no way to safely do these reactions without a fume hood.
That idea about copper helping with crystal structure must be true. All the silver mining videos I've watched there is copper ore present more times than none wherever silver is found. There seems to be a correlation for sure. Another great video explaining the process of making electrolyte for the silver cell. Never gets boring. Thanks for sharing 👍
Goooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night! Our yellow lab went to the vet today and got her stitches out. She is doing great... thanks for the thoughts and prayers it was greatly appreciated!
To help you when you remove the anode, just stick (sideways) a picture hanging hook to the wall. You can get the anode out of the way when you service your cell. No risk of shorting or catching anything.
very interesting how the nitric takes on a teal color initially and then clears up as it dissolves the silver into solution, also always found it interesting how nitric acid is clear but nitrogen dioxide gas is this dark reddish color, i know it's all because of refraction of light due to molecular sizes/distances, but it still looks like magic
You are welcome. Always nice to have a peek at the initial crystal deposition as a bonus to seeing the processes involved in making new, and testing used, electrolyte. Thank you Sir! 👍👍🤟
Thank you for all the great videos! I’d love to see if you could either make a clear plexiglass lid or cut a couple ports into existing lid to put time-lapse camera and light source for some crystal growth time-lapse.
I always find it scary/festinating when we dissolve silver (pure silver) and we see a blue/green tint to the reaction. It means it’s angry and aggressive. I always think about the bonds getting ripped apart and the exothermic reaction taking place. When everything settles down you see the clear colorless silver nitrate solution just as it should be 😉
I remember the first time I seen, I thought the silver cell had failed and there was a bunch of copper in my silver. Also remember seeing it tinted yellow making me think there was other metals in the (excess nitric will cause it to tint yellow). But when it’s all done - crystal clear and colorless, like water.
I love these videos and explanations and very impressive on how you explain the dangers involved with refining and all the safety measures that must be taken. 👍🏻
Cool. I was expecting to see those 1 ounce silver bars from the last batch going back in before the 2nd batch of impure silver shot was added. Looking forward in seeing some semi-daily silver cell updates.
I’m holding those to act as an effective barrier between the slimes in the anode basket, and the anode electrode bar. They will keep the anode electrode bar (with the wire cast into it) from being dissolved.
Hello Mrs and Mr Sreetips. Man...so much silvershots the basket holds Sir🌸🔥Hope both of you doing fine. I still hope the spring coming very soon. It is so nice to be out in the woods and parks that i can find some gold and silver 🙂Thank you for a nice clip. God bless you🔥
If you are not running the small cells now, you can use both power supplies on the single cell. It will not short them or anything but will share the load. The total current will probably be a little higher as well from the other silver bar being in more contact with the silver shot.
It's gonna suck out the pure shot in short order! Going to give you a bunch more surface area to start. Better get on the melt table and make some more shot, I think you're gonna need it! You might need 4-5 kilos to keep it fed for 2 weeks!
Immediate growth! Wow! Have you thought of trying the setup with one of those cheap stainless soup stockpots? Or is a rounded bowl better? Also, I am very curious to know more about the copper in solution encouraging stronger crystal growth. I'm hooked on your channel, man. "Energise." - Captain Jean Luc Picard
The round bowl is better because it will maintain the critical distance between anode and cathode. Too much distance, growth is slowed. Too close and the silver will tend to grow rapidly toward, and come in contact with, the anode basket creating a short that will foul the cell. The copper, for some unknown reason, promotes fat, chunky crystal growth. This theory was given to me by a professional refiner, Gokdsilverpro, on the goldrefiningforum.com and it has proven to be correct in my experience operating this type (thumb cell) of silver cell.
anode basket.... would it be easier if you put the extension into the filter material before you cut it? 1 use the extension to "pin" the filter and 2 give you something to cut the material against ???
I just want to reiterate 3 tips you can adjust the current using the other control instead of changing your voltage especially if you're driving a 6 AM regulator up to 6 amps
12:06. Got to take this apart because I forgot to put the cathode connection on. Humm, you think Sreetips would have just thought to lift up the bowl and place it over the ring! Old age will do that to ya. Lol.
would it be worth it to separate silver crystals based off size thru a strainer and then only use the very small crystals for making silver nitrate? Might encounter small issues when filtering tho
Hi, not sure if I got this right but, your variable power supply has a constant current (cc) mode. I'm wondering if that would help in regulating the process. No criticism here you do a great job .
That mic rig is really starting give me problems. If I just barely bump the cord I lose the sound. If it heats up, I lose the sound. Time to go wireless.
I really like your channel and videos. A question I have is this: I understand that you are refining silver whether it be junk silver or .925 to a higher grade. Are you making more silver than what you start with in the electrolite? I am unsure of the Quantity of silver and how it pertains to your refining process. Could you elaborate on the quantity subject for me? Thank you so much.
The impure silver is about 98% so for every 1000g of impure silver that I put into the anode basket I’ll harvest 980 grams of pure silver. No new silver is created out of thin air.
I watch every video religiously but I’m still struggling with how efficient the silver cell is. The having to put a kilo of silver into electrolyte and pulling about 1.5 kilos out has me thinking it’s only 50% efficient but I’m sure I’m understating the efficiency somewhere.
This one is great. Can I keep electrolyte in waiting if I want to have a cell going all the time. Or should it beused ,tout sweet?is there a list of things to get started processing silver? I mean maybe you could make a list and possibly sell it to us. I would buy it. Thks again
Why is it important to have a non magnetic stainless steel for the cathode? Have you had bad results using something that is made of a magnetic stainless steel.
Saving those for towards the end of the run. They act as an effective barrier between the slimes in the anode basket and the anode electrode bar to keep it up out of the electrolyte, and keep it from being dissolved.
Hi @sreetips, why can't you process the previous filter content with the current batch as i see a sizable number of silver pallets, which I believe can be reduced further for future gold and platinum group recovery.😊
Love what you do! I'm intregued, you say your growing - but from what i can tell your only refining yes? You can't 'grow silver' beyond the amount you put in - your just refining the silver from refining the gold and then to get yoru silver back you refine the silver using silver electrolite to form the silver crystals creating 'pure' silver from the contaminted silver. I know it's a stupid question but i have to ask it - i'm learning!
Can you just melt all your anode filers into shot then pull all the silver out with nitric boils. Will that leave your precious metals ready to process?
Wait, with that explanation at 3:00 if you did this in a flask, couldn't you force the NO2 fumes to bubble through water (instead of your moist lungs) to reclaim at least some of your nitric acid?
I was wondering how many pounds of silver plate would it take to process through a silver cell to grow 1 troy oz of .999 pure silver? Thank you for your time.
Mr. Sreetips, i noticed you diluted the silver nitrate when you filled the bowl/cathode. May i ask why? There's a party of me that is says if you ran a current through the concentrated silver nitrate, the crystalline structures of the silver would be larger.
I’ve used silver nitrate that’s 150g/liter concentration for almost fourteen years with excellent results. Over the course of the next two weeks I’ll add the bulk of the remaining silver nitrate that’s in reserve, left in that filter flask. As the cell operates, the silver in the electrolyte becomes depleted, it plates out on the cathode. If allowed to get too depleted, then the copper could begin to co-deposit with the silver and contaminate it. Too much silver in the electrolyte, the electrolytic action of depositing the silver on the cathode will tend to favor the high silver content in the electrolyte. So I add distilled water to achieve a 150g/liter silver concentration for optimum performance. I believe any amount above 150g per liter silver concentration, would be spinning my wheels because the bulk of the silver would be from the electrolyte, not from the silver ions coming from the impure silver that dissolves in the anode basket.
Is there a reason behind why it has be dilute nitric? Does it have to be dilute or is it just to increase the volume of the nitric? I’ve been a sub for about 4 years and have always been curious about this.
Think of it like this: you could use liquid dish only to wash your hands. It would clean them, but if you add some water it’s much more efficient. The water provides a medium for the silver to dissolve into.
I've only seen a few of your videos and I'm still learning... But I always wonder why you don't bury the anode into the shot? You just make minimal contact... Why? 13:07
There's no need, electrical connection is good as is. Also, as the silver is consumed the anode starts plummeting. If it is buried in material there's a risk it'll get in contact with the electrolyte when he isn't watching it, and you want to avoid the anode contacting the electrolyte as much as possible.
Because for now there is no danger of a short circuit in the cell but the fuse just might pop from overload during standard operation (you saw that the Amps went over 6).
Is it not possible to to bubble the gas that's produced back through water to A. To turn nitric gas back into nitric acid. B. just releasing hydrogen into the atmosphere. Can it be done?
You answered your first question, as to the second, if the silver anode bar comes into direct contact with the electrolyte, it will dissolve as well, so better to keep it on top so it can be kept out of direct contact by timely refilling and lifting the bar.
If copper concentration gets too high, up over 60g/liter, then the copper could start to co-deposit with the silver. As long as silver concentration is kept high, then only silver will deposit. Gold is insoluble and gets trapped in the anode filter.
He uses around a kilo in the electrolyte and the rest comes from the silver shot. He’s not really “gaining” silver, he’s purifying what he has, but the difference is he’s purifying about 3 kilos of impure silver.
Im curious, and im sure you have tried this before... why do you melt the cement silver into shot rather than run it directly? Does it clog the filter, or perhaps leak through?
I am perplexed at why you need silver dissolved in the electrolyte but still need more silver in the basket. Does the pure silver come from both sources or the basket or the electrolyte?
There’s no need to. After the first day, I’ll turn the volts back up to 3.5 volts and the amps will steadily decline as the anode filter becomes clogged up and reduces current flow through the cell.
@sreetips, I've got a quick question. Do you think having a solid spacer in the anode basket is forcing the direction growth of the crystals from directly below the basket? Maybe drilling holes in the spacer will allow the crystal to grow more evenly throughout and minimize the chances of another short?
I bought a ring online. It's Sterling Silver with gold plated (layered). What chemical process would you use to just separate the gold plating and the steeling silver without both materials dissolving?
@sreetips If you continue at this rate with the MEGA Silver Cell, you will need to hire a lab hand just to keep up with silver shot production to feed that monster. Very impressive 👏
I love how Sreetips revisits topics he’s done in the past, but restarts like no one has seen the older video. But those of us who watch all of his videos will see how he refines and perfects his process as he experiments and learns more about the processes himself.
Ms. Hoke wrote the Bible on precious metal processing, but Sreetips is like the Ken Burns of creating video documentation of precious metal processing.
Thank you!
Very nice! My fume hood is just about finished. I’m now seeking the 1000g of silver I will need to make silver nitrate solution,procuring the hardware, materials and chemicals. I expected to begin building the silver cell next weekend and and possibly producing silver crystals the following weekend.
Nice!
"Still a ton of shhhh-silver in here." Nice save lol
Sreetips was gonna say sugar 😆
😂
Sausages I thought?
I laughed out loud. He about said what I would’ve thought. Haha
I never get tired of these videos. Your explanations are amazing and I'm so glad you talk a lot about safety. Not enough people do. I'm in to resin printing which also involves isopropyl alcohol. Not many content creators talk about the long term dangers about breathing these fumes. They just seem content to try to sell the next best resin printer. It's a really good hobby. I print cartoon characters and my daughter paints them. I have a 6 inch carbon filter and always wear a respiratory in my printing shed.
I suffer from reduced lung function because I ignored warnings when I first started refining. Tried to do it in my back yard. There’s no way to safely do these reactions without a fume hood.
@@sreetips I'm so sorry to hear that Mr T. We all seem to learn the hard way. I've seen lots of other people doing the same reactions outside.
Darwin Award
As an electronic engineer, I really dig the silver cell videos. Thanks!
Oh man! I can't wait to see this harvest. It's going to be amazing.
That idea about copper helping with crystal structure must be true. All the silver mining videos I've watched there is copper ore present more times than none wherever silver is found. There seems to be a correlation for sure.
Another great video explaining the process of making electrolyte for the silver cell. Never gets boring. Thanks for sharing 👍
Goooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night! Our yellow lab went to the vet today and got her stitches out. She is doing great... thanks for the thoughts and prayers it was greatly appreciated!
Outstanding! Goooood evening!
Heeeeellllo David and Mr Sreetips 🔥🙂
So good to hear ❤️
God bless you ❤️
It is remarkable just how much cleaner the chloride sourced silver looks.
I may do another large batch of silver chloride soon.
Mr Sreetips is the best. Keep it going brother, been here since the beginning. Learned a lot!
To help you when you remove the anode, just stick (sideways) a picture hanging hook to the wall. You can get the anode out of the way when you service your cell. No risk of shorting or catching anything.
Excellent, thank you for the suggestion.
very interesting how the nitric takes on a teal color initially and then clears up as it dissolves the silver into solution, also always found it interesting how nitric acid is clear but nitrogen dioxide gas is this dark reddish color, i know it's all because of refraction of light due to molecular sizes/distances, but it still looks like magic
Because it IS Magical 🗝
I’m reminded of the song “Silver and Gold” 😂 ❤ I love this type of chemistry!
You are welcome. Always nice to have a peek at the initial crystal deposition as a bonus to seeing the processes involved in making new, and testing used, electrolyte. Thank you Sir! 👍👍🤟
Thank you for all the great videos! I’d love to see if you could either make a clear plexiglass lid or cut a couple ports into existing lid to put time-lapse camera and light source for some crystal growth time-lapse.
Unfortunately, a clear lid would get obfuscated by condensate, and a hole would let dust and other air-born contaminants into the cell.
I always find it scary/festinating when we dissolve silver (pure silver) and we see a blue/green tint to the reaction. It means it’s angry and aggressive. I always think about the bonds getting ripped apart and the exothermic reaction taking place. When everything settles down you see the clear colorless silver nitrate solution just as it should be 😉
I remember the first time I seen, I thought the silver cell had failed and there was a bunch of copper in my silver. Also remember seeing it tinted yellow making me think there was other metals in the (excess nitric will cause it to tint yellow). But when it’s all done - crystal clear and colorless, like water.
I love these videos and explanations and very impressive on how you explain the dangers involved with refining and all the safety measures that must be taken. 👍🏻
Thank you Arielle!
Nice work, make sure you do a vid of you melting the cement silver. Always good to watch.
Very clever again Sreetips. A much more efficient way of running the cell with the old & new electrolyte.
Cool. I was expecting to see those 1 ounce silver bars from the last batch going back in before the 2nd batch of impure silver shot was added. Looking forward in seeing some semi-daily silver cell updates.
I’m holding those to act as an effective barrier between the slimes in the anode basket, and the anode electrode bar. They will keep the anode electrode bar (with the wire cast into it) from being dissolved.
Awesome video great to see you start up the silver cell thanks for sharing sreetips
Yes sir I like this one better also thanks for sharing this with us it's very informative and enjoyable six stars sir
Cool to know that copper helps the structure of crystal growth
Very Nice Operation Sreetips 🤠 Thank you for sharing with us. God Bless 🙏
Thanks for sharing this with us 🙏
Hello Mrs and Mr Sreetips.
Man...so much silvershots the basket holds Sir🌸🔥Hope both of you doing fine.
I still hope the spring coming very soon.
It is so nice to be out in the woods and parks that i can find some gold and silver 🙂Thank you for a nice clip. God bless you🔥
New silver cell is really pumping out crystals. It might be time to give the big furnace another shot for the impure silver.
Impressed no matter how many times i see the process
I been watching you do your magic, I think you are very thorough and precise!
I only work on material that Mrs sreetips and I find at local sales.
If you are not running the small cells now, you can use both power supplies on the single cell. It will not short them or anything but will share the load. The total current will probably be a little higher as well from the other silver bar being in more contact with the silver shot.
or run two 6 L cells, lord knows hes got enough cement silver to keep them busy for a while
It's gonna suck out the pure shot in short order! Going to give you a bunch more surface area to start. Better get on the melt table and make some more shot, I think you're gonna need it! You might need 4-5 kilos to keep it fed for 2 weeks!
Strongly agree.
107 👍's up sreetips thank you for sharing 🤗
Sreetips, I’m thinking this silver run might be a record! Your improvements have really made a big difference!
What do you think?
Agree
I've mentioned colors on your channel before and how I love the deep blue but that orange vaper looks SCARY to me 🤢😵😧
Immediate growth! Wow! Have you thought of trying the setup with one of those cheap stainless soup stockpots? Or is a rounded bowl better?
Also, I am very curious to know more about the copper in solution encouraging stronger crystal growth. I'm hooked on your channel, man.
"Energise." - Captain Jean Luc Picard
The round bowl is better because it will maintain the critical distance between anode and cathode. Too much distance, growth is slowed. Too close and the silver will tend to grow rapidly toward, and come in contact with, the anode basket creating a short that will foul the cell. The copper, for some unknown reason, promotes fat, chunky crystal growth. This theory was given to me by a professional refiner, Gokdsilverpro, on the goldrefiningforum.com and it has proven to be correct in my experience operating this type (thumb cell) of silver cell.
@@sreetips Ah! Nodularisation! I see.
"Optimise!" -- Capt. Sreetips [lol]
Looks like water. So cool 😎
Man you should write a book on how to do this with everything you need and sell that. I’d buy it for sure haha
anode basket.... would it be easier if you put the extension into the filter material before you cut it? 1 use the extension to "pin" the filter and 2 give you something to cut the material against ???
Yes
I just want to reiterate 3 tips you can adjust the current using the other control instead of changing your voltage especially if you're driving a 6 AM regulator up to 6 amps
12:06. Got to take this apart because I forgot to put the cathode connection on. Humm, you think Sreetips would have just thought to lift up the bowl and place it over the ring! Old age will do that to ya. Lol.
And risk spilling the electrolyte.
@@sreetips there's a risk in everything you do. You'll never know if you don't try.
I'm also loving the silver cell 💯🔥gud vid™️
would it be worth it to separate silver crystals based off size thru a strainer and then only use the very small crystals for making silver nitrate? Might encounter small issues when filtering tho
Hi, not sure if I got this right but, your variable power supply has a constant current (cc) mode. I'm wondering if that would help in regulating the process. No criticism here you do a great job .
I run in CV mode and let the amps fall where they may.
would have been interesting to see the amount of silver in the new solution vs old solution by adding hydrochloric acid to 2 similar volume of liquid.
Why haven't you swapped the power supplies yet? Thanks for the great videos.
What he’s using is the better one.
Thanks Sreetips! One for the Algorithm...!
I wonder if it would be worthwhile to divert the nitrogen dioxide and bubble it through distilled water in an attempt to reclaim nitric acid.
Possibly
Have you calculated the cost/profit ratio with regards to the amount of electricity you are using to run the cell? Also, another great video!
My electric bill was about $120 last month.
Thought it was my earbud that died but this audio is only in my left ear. A few shots from the last video was like this as well.
Great video as always. Would it be worth trying to bubble the NO2 through distilled water in order to 'regenerate' a dilute nitric acid?
Possibly
@@sreetips Thanks, maybe for a future experiment? Have a nice weekend!
What happened to those silver bars you were going to repurify through the silver cell? Are you going to melt those down for shot?
No, they are on standby for when the shot in anode gets down low near the electrolyte.
Seems you have a "left-only" audio problem, except for the voice-over.👍
I think your microphone is partially unplugged, as we get left-ear only audio or none at all.
That mic rig is really starting give me problems. If I just barely bump the cord I lose the sound. If it heats up, I lose the sound. Time to go wireless.
I really like your channel and videos. A question I have is this: I understand that you are refining silver whether it be junk silver or .925 to a higher grade. Are you making more silver than what you start with in the electrolite? I am unsure of the Quantity of silver and how it pertains to your refining process. Could you elaborate on the quantity subject for me? Thank you so much.
The impure silver is about 98% so for every 1000g of impure silver that I put into the anode basket I’ll harvest 980 grams of pure silver. No new silver is created out of thin air.
I've always wondered...after you dissolve the silver in the acid..can you still feel the weight of the silver in it?
Yup
Law of conservation of mass.
Yes
I watch every video religiously but I’m still struggling with how efficient the silver cell is. The having to put a kilo of silver into electrolyte and pulling about 1.5 kilos out has me thinking it’s only 50% efficient but I’m sure I’m understating the efficiency somewhere.
In the 6 liter cell I use 1 kilo for electrolyte. I’m hoping to harvest four kilos from this run.
This one is great. Can I keep electrolyte in waiting if I want to have a cell going all the time. Or should it beused ,tout sweet?is there a list of things to get started processing silver? I mean maybe you could make a list and possibly sell it to us. I would buy it. Thks again
I think the electrolyte can be made ahead and stored in a dark place - it reacts with light to form a dark solid sometimes.
Why is it important to have a non magnetic stainless steel for the cathode? Have you had bad results using something that is made of a magnetic stainless steel.
The way I learned it.
I would think you'd put the old anode bars in the bottom of that anode filter first.
Saving those for towards the end of the run. They act as an effective barrier between the slimes in the anode basket and the anode electrode bar to keep it up out of the electrolyte, and keep it from being dissolved.
Just curious, could you use some of the extra copper you have as an anode? Would that mess it up?
No copper, high purity silver only for best results.
First time I've seen you use used electrolytes!
I'm curious to see what happens
I usually use the silver cell electrolyte for two runs, but never more than two.
Sreetips, can you show the weight of liquid prior to and after infusion of Silver. Hope that makes sense. Thank you
Yes, I understand. The weight of just the dilute nitric will be much less than the same volume of liquid with the silver dissolved in it.
Hi @sreetips, why can't you process the previous filter content with the current batch as i see a sizable number of silver pallets, which I believe can be reduced further for future gold and platinum group recovery.😊
Love what you do! I'm intregued, you say your growing - but from what i can tell your only refining yes? You can't 'grow silver' beyond the amount you put in - your just refining the silver from refining the gold and then to get yoru silver back you refine the silver using silver electrolite to form the silver crystals creating 'pure' silver from the contaminted silver. I know it's a stupid question but i have to ask it - i'm learning!
Correct, I’m refining the silver. But it does grow on the inside of the stainless bowl.
@@sreetips And beautifully i must add! Thanks
Can you just melt all your anode filers into shot then pull all the silver out with nitric boils. Will that leave your precious metals ready to process?
Good question, I don’t know.
Wait, with that explanation at 3:00 if you did this in a flask, couldn't you force the NO2 fumes to bubble through water (instead of your moist lungs) to reclaim at least some of your nitric acid?
Yes
I was wondering how many pounds of silver plate would it take to process through a silver cell to grow 1 troy oz of .999 pure silver? Thank you for your time.
Depends on the thickness of the plating.
Mr. Sreetips, i noticed you diluted the silver nitrate when you filled the bowl/cathode. May i ask why? There's a party of me that is says if you ran a current through the concentrated silver nitrate, the crystalline structures of the silver would be larger.
I’ve used silver nitrate that’s 150g/liter concentration for almost fourteen years with excellent results. Over the course of the next two weeks I’ll add the bulk of the remaining silver nitrate that’s in reserve, left in that filter flask. As the cell operates, the silver in the electrolyte becomes depleted, it plates out on the cathode. If allowed to get too depleted, then the copper could begin to co-deposit with the silver and contaminate it. Too much silver in the electrolyte, the electrolytic action of depositing the silver on the cathode will tend to favor the high silver content in the electrolyte. So I add distilled water to achieve a 150g/liter silver concentration for optimum performance. I believe any amount above 150g per liter silver concentration, would be spinning my wheels because the bulk of the silver would be from the electrolyte, not from the silver ions coming from the impure silver that dissolves in the anode basket.
Is there a reason behind why it has be dilute nitric? Does it have to be dilute or is it just to increase the volume of the nitric? I’ve been a sub for about 4 years and have always been curious about this.
Think of it like this: you could use liquid dish only to wash your hands. It would clean them, but if you add some water it’s much more efficient. The water provides a medium for the silver to dissolve into.
Great analogy, thank you for answering!
I've only seen a few of your videos and I'm still learning... But I always wonder why you don't bury the anode into the shot? You just make minimal contact... Why? 13:07
There's no need, electrical connection is good as is. Also, as the silver is consumed the anode starts plummeting. If it is buried in material there's a risk it'll get in contact with the electrolyte when he isn't watching it, and you want to avoid the anode contacting the electrolyte as much as possible.
I keep it on top and out of the electrolyte because contact will cause the anode bar to dissolve.
@@sreetips thanks
@@vinnycordeiro thanks
Why did he not include a fuse in the wiring to the power supply?
Because for now there is no danger of a short circuit in the cell but the fuse just might pop from overload during standard operation (you saw that the Amps went over 6).
I add the fuse later after the crystal grows and begins to get closer to the anode basket.
Is it not possible to to bubble the gas that's produced back through water to A. To turn nitric gas back into nitric acid. B. just releasing hydrogen into the atmosphere. Can it be done?
Possibly
Why the pure silver anode bar over the impure shot, conductivity? And if so, why not bury it in the shot?
You answered your first question, as to the second, if the silver anode bar comes into direct contact with the electrolyte, it will dissolve as well, so better to keep it on top so it can be kept out of direct contact by timely refilling and lifting the bar.
@@apveening thank you.
@@gnomespace You're welcome.
I don’t want the anode electrode bar coming in contact with the electrolyte because it will dissolve.
Quick question...What would happen to the electrolyte in the 6L basin if it wasn't diluted with distilled water and just put in operation? Thanks!
I add water to ensure the proper level. If I didn’t add water then the anode basket wouldn’t make contact with the electrolyte.
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Your skill set and knowledge would be a great asset to a company like the one previously mentioned or even one like #johnnydang
i dont understand why only the silver ions get reduced on the cathode pot. why not the copper ? or the gold ?
If copper concentration gets too high, up over 60g/liter, then the copper could start to co-deposit with the silver. As long as silver concentration is kept high, then only silver will deposit. Gold is insoluble and gets trapped in the anode filter.
9:32. Almost 😅😅
I'm curious how much silver you are actually gaining each time compared to what you use for the silver nitrate solution.
I’m hoping for 4 kilos of pure silver for this run.
He uses around a kilo in the electrolyte and the rest comes from the silver shot. He’s not really “gaining” silver, he’s purifying what he has, but the difference is he’s purifying about 3 kilos of impure silver.
Im curious, and im sure you have tried this before... why do you melt the cement silver into shot rather than run it directly? Does it clog the filter, or perhaps leak through?
Clogs the filter
I suspected as much, but knowing is safer than guessing! Thank you for the clarification 🙂
I am perplexed at why you need silver dissolved in the electrolyte but still need more silver in the basket. Does the pure silver come from both sources or the basket or the electrolyte?
The main source is the impure silver in the basket. But some of the silver in the electrolyte also deposits out on the cathode.
@@sreetips thank you very much! That helps a bunch!
I finnaly had a successful oxolic acid gold drop!
That’s a tricky one.
U ain't kidn! But it sure makes some pretty gold!
That it does!
Why can't you run both power supplies in the same cell?
There’s no need to. After the first day, I’ll turn the volts back up to 3.5 volts and the amps will steadily decline as the anode filter becomes clogged up and reduces current flow through the cell.
Do you have a way to drop the copper out of solution without using iron?
Zinc?
Mr Sreetips Can this Process be done with Gold ????? And at what cost....
He did a video on electrolytic gold refining. Just search through his vids, you'll find it.
Yes
@sreetips, I've got a quick question. Do you think having a solid spacer in the anode basket is forcing the direction growth of the crystals from directly below the basket? Maybe drilling holes in the spacer will allow the crystal to grow more evenly throughout and minimize the chances of another short?
I doubt it.
Is it the copper that gives it the blue color?
Yes
I bet you could make some killer Walter White huh?! 😂😂
What do you use for the filter cloth?
Dacron vacuum cleaner filters from Ace hardware.
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Is it possible to grow gold crystals the same way as you do the silver ones? could look pretty
Yes
@@sreetips could make a cool series of videos, you could always melt it back down
I have several videos posted on electrolytic gold refining cell.
@@sreetips oh I'll have to go have a look, I've been following for a few years and must have missed them
@mickyr171 it called the “Wohlwill Process” but it’s not exactly the same as the silver cell.
Would this work with poormans nitric
I don’t know, I’ve never tried that
Might have to try it soon am not allowed to use nitric acid with a chemical licence am from the uk and been wanting to do this for ages
Whats shhh-siver? Is it secret silver ?😅
What happens to the fumes that get drawn away from your hood?
Exhaust outside away from my work area.
@@sreetips So it's dispersed enough to not pose a hazard to anyone outside?
The exhaust from your car is probably worse than my occasional chemistry experiments.
I have a question
Shoot
I bought a ring online. It's Sterling Silver with gold plated (layered). What chemical process would you use to just separate the gold plating and the steeling silver without both materials dissolving?
Hot dilute nitric will dissolve the silver and leave the gold untouched. Make sure and do it in a fume hood.
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@sreetips If you continue at this rate with the MEGA Silver Cell, you will need to hire a lab hand just to keep up with silver shot production to feed that monster. Very impressive 👏
YOU WOULD MAKE A GOOD SCIENCE TEACHER AT A SCHOOL. .THAT'S IF YOU COULD PUT UP WITH SOME OF THE KIDS NOW A DAY'S.