u/EngineerinSquid

As the title says. Really just want to run one for fun but I’m wondering how long I can store “used” electrolyte before the silver and copper in it falls out of solution or if it will stay in solution for months?

Is there a way to estimate yield from a silver cell? Like I’ve been taking scrap silver I buy to a big name refiner and not trusting what their assay is coming out at and I wanted to set one up anyway for fun. But is there a way to tell when the silver in the anode basket is used up so I’m not just plating out the silver in the electrolyte or am I misunderstanding the process entirely?

Been buying sterling and selling to my local Elemetal refiner since they started taking silver again. The last two times the assay came in at 82.8% and 82.5%. The last time specifically I checked to make sure all the sterling was stamped with Italy 925. The fact they were exactly 10% below has me sketched out but don’t want to accuse them of anything unnecessarily