[kenrinc]

Sean, yeah yesterday I plated a ton of smaller parts and the new solution is working great. The resistor was the ticket! Having all those anodes hooked up gave super coverage like I've never seen. That must have been my problem all along (or at least part of it). The resistor was good to about 2.2amp. It might do more but at 2.2 you could not even touch it! If I sprayed it with water the water would instantly burst into steam! I've got an old 8ohm, 50watt power resistor that I can experiment with. Can I use a "non-inductive" resistor?

Having 3 gallons is a definite advantage. It worked great. I'm going to try doing the calipers again after an acid strip of the old coating.

One thing I did run into is an issue with the chromate. Have you ever seen parts where, even after a thorough rinse out of plating bath, you chromate and the chromate will actually not cover some areas? It's almost like someone rubbed the chromate off in that area. Like it's broken or scratched off. Very weird. It is usually only in a few small spots but it bugs me.

Ken-