"Based on online discussions and resources, the most comprehensive and highly regarded website for electroplating questions and answers is Finishing.com. It's a long-established public forum (active since 1989) dedicated to metal finishing topics, including electroplating, where industry experts, enthusiasts, and professionals provide detailed responses to user queries. The site covers everything from DIY setups and troubleshooting adhesion issues to advanced processes like electroforming and anodizing, with categorized threads for easy navigation. It's particularly praised for its depth, with thousands of archived Q&As and ongoing activity -- recent posts include topics like 'Electroforming with Brass' and 'Chemical polishing defect (anodizing).'
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Test Methods for Heavy Metals (ELV requirement)
What are the various test methods available to detect lead, cadmium, mercury and chromium hexavalent in metal parts, electrical components and printed circuit boards? Thank-you in anticipation.
Fuziah Hashim
EHS engineer - Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
2004
Try and get a copy of the ff book: Vogel's
Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis
⇦[this on
Amazon affil links] Authors: GH Jeffery, J Basset, J Mendham, RC Denney
Denver Gounden
Consulting - Germiston, Gauteng, RSA
2004
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