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I ditched the charger and tried using another little wall charger (from an old GPS unit). Its a 5 volt and 1 amp. I hooked up the rheostat correctly as Rob suggested and tried it again. This time it seemed to stay at 5 volts. Whenever I adjusted the rheostat it seemed to act very irratic and I ...

Having some issues in my initial test run and want to check in with those who have been through it for their input and help. Have a quick look at this short video....click below
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/axshunj/Zinc%20plating%20setup/th_MVI_1329.jpg

One edit to the video regarding ...

I've since modified my design slightly and chopped down my bucket size so just one of my zinc discs will hang in the solution. For the bottom disc, I'll connect it to one of the side discs with stainless steel wire and actually use this stainless wire to hang my parts in the solution.

The reason I ...

Good points Snakeoil. I will look for a better zince hanger for the portion that goes into the solution and keep the copper in the dry.

Regarding acetone as a degreaser, do you just give it a good scrub/soak and afterwards, a quick rinse in distilled water and your ready to zince dip? Or do you ...

great. Thanks. Masking would have been a major pain.

Is the recipe and quanties of sugar/epsom still the same?

Epsom Salts - 100gm/liter
Sugar - 120 gm/liter

I do not have a bead blaster so I am wire brusing with a small brass dremel tool all the little bits to remove the corrosion. Should I use acetone as a degreaser bath prior to dipping in the ...

Thanks for the input Wilf. Once I get my 50watt (500 ohm) rheostat ordered and my hands on some degreaser, I'll give this a go.

I did go one step further with my zinc plates. When I was drilling holes in them for the copper wire, I saved all the drill shavings for a little extra charge for my ...