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CAUSE
SOLUTION
Blistering
Poor cleaning
Chromium contamination
(Over 15 ppm)
Brightener overload
HAVILAND
PRODUCTS CO.
CAUSE
Blistering (Contd)
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SOLUTION
Install an electro-caustic tank directly in
front of the plating tank.
Silicon or Aluminum
killed steel parts
Brightener overload
Poor filtration
Organic contamination
Brightener overload
CAUSE
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SOLUTION
Treat bath with 1 to 2 lbs Potassium
Permanganate/1000 gal (0.12 to 0.24
kg/1000 liters).
Add 0.1 0.2% HAVASTAR NCZ
PURIFIER.
Increase the bath temperature to 100oF
(38oC).
Increase the zinc 0.5 to 1.0 opg (3.75 to
7.5 g/l).
Carbon treat with 1 to 2 lbs/1000 gal (0.12
to 0.24 kg/1000 liters).
Cut or dilute the bath by 10-50%.
Low zinc
Brightener overload
Little or no coverage
in LCD
High zinc
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PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Little or no coverage
in LCD (Contd)
Brightener imbalance
Poor cleaning
Excessive fuming
Dark staining
Organic contamination
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PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Organic contamination
Poor rinsing
Iron contamination
Smutty or spotted
deposit
Excessive use of
HAVASTAR NCZ
PURIFIER
Poor rinsing
Poor cleaning
Low brightener
Roughness on parts
Polarized anodes
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PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Poor filtration
Metallic contamination
(over 5 ppm of Copper,
Lead or Cadmium)
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
BATH EFFICIENCY
BRIGHTENER OVERLOAD
BLISTERING
CARBON
CAUSTIC SODA
Sodium Hydroxide.
CHROMATE
ELECTRO-CAUSTIC
ELECTROCLEANER
Alkaline cleaner used with anodic current on parts for surface agitation.
Used at 140 to 190oF (60 to 88oC) after the soak cleaner.
g/l
HCD
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HCD BAND
LATENT BLISTERING
LCD
LCD BAND
opg
ounces per gallon. Multiply by 7.5 to convert to grams per liter (g/l).
PICKLE
The acid dip tank after the alkaline cleaners that is used to dissolve rust
and oxide scale. It is usually a 20 50% solution of Hydrochloric
(Muriatic) Acid.
POLARIZED ANODES
SOAK CLEANER
The data contained in this bulletin is believed by HAVILAND PRODUCTS COMPANY to be accurate, true and complete. Since
however, final methods of use of these products are in the hands of the customer and beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that the
customer will obtain the results described in this bulletin, nor can we assume any responsibility for the use of this product by the
customer in any process which may infringe the patents of third parties.