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Brittle deposits |
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Burning |
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Coverage poor or no plating at all |
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Deposit roughness (mainly on horizontal surfaces) |
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Low deposition speed with excessive gassing at the cathode |
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Patchy or dull directly after plating Patchy dull deposits appearing after chromate passivation |
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Pitting |
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Poor adhesion/blistering |
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“Spotting” on surface after storage. |
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Throwing power poor |
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