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tank tender

A professional who tends equipment that refines silver in electrolysis tank. Respnsibilities include:

  • Suspends silver anodes contained in canvas bags, between stainless-steel cathodes held on rack.
  • Aligns and spaces anodes to prevent dislodging by mechanical scrapers.
  • Swabs cathodes with oil to facilitate removal of deposited silver.
  • Lowers rack of electrodes into tank and fills tank with silver nitrate electrolyte.
  • Connects and starts wooden scrapers that scrape deposited silver from cathode.
  • Scrapes remaining silver from cathode with knife and opens bottom of rack to empty silver into box.
  • Removes bags containing depleted anodes and black mud.
  • Examines bags for holes and broken frames and replaces defective parts.
  • May mix acid and silver to prepare electrolyte solution, following standard formula.
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Looja

  • Jason F
  • (United States of America)

  •  (V.I.P) 16216 points
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