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Old 04-06-2005, 08:45 AM
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One place in the manual it says 1 amp per 16 square inches
Here in the forum it says 1 or 1.5 amp per square inch
Which is it ?

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Its 1 amp per 16 sq . inches for Nickle and Copy Chrome. 1 amp per sq. inch for Real Chrome Plating.
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For which plating process?? 1 amp / 16 sq in is for nickel & copper etc. 1- 1.5 amp / sq in is for chrome.
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The manual I received with my hard chrome kit says to use 2 amps per sq. in. !!
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hard chrome is an entirely different process than decretive chrome
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