anodes

[UFpball7]

well i got lazy one night and left my nickel anodes in the solution over night. the next day they were pitted and a little deteriorated. are they ruined? will it hurt my solution if i continue to use them?

[fxstcguy98]

No they are fine, I've done that a bunch of times. Most likely just boric acid precipitated on the them. Just leave them in the bath when you are heating the tank.

[UFpball7]

is it normal for the pH to rise after each plating?

[eprigge]

It is normal for pH to inch up over time with the type of nickel plating bath Caswell uses. You can lower it again with the addition of acid, contact Caswell to find out how they recommend doing this. I think leaving your anodes in solution will also raise pH as some of the nickel dissolves over time on its own.