PEN GOLD PLATNUM PALLADIUM TESTER=TEST PRECIOUS METAL Start Price USD 23.00 Current Price USD 23.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price USD 25.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location New York, NY See more about 'PEN GOLD PLATNUM PALLADIUM TESTER=TEST PRECIOUS METAL' Description PEN GOLD-SILVER-PLATINUM-PALLADIUM TESTER ACID-FREE PATENTED MARKING PEN Identify 24K BULLION - 22K - 18K - 14K - 10K GOLD! Identify FINE SILVER-STERLING SILVER-COIN SILVER! Identify PLATINUM from WHITE GOLD from PALLADIUM! ONE PEN DOES IT ALL AND DOES IT WELL! PEN CONTAINS INK AND BATTERIES FOR IMMEDIATE TESTING! This amazing product works with your safety in mind. PEN DOES NOT CONTAIN HAZARDOUS ACIDS!. Types of precious metal testers: TYPE ACID MIZAR PEN HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS YES, STRONG ODOR YES, STRONG ODOR NO, ODORLESS LIQUID SHELF LIFE 6 MONTHS 6 MONTHS + 1 YEAR TESTS WHITE GOLD NO NO YES FALSE POSITIVE YES YES NO REFILL PRICE $10-$15 $25 NOT NEEDED PRICE $25-$50 $100-$400 $22 Tests precious metals by dissolving the metal surface into an identifying colored ink, visible on the metal and further visible on the pen point  Writing on paper further seperates the ink into its elemental colors and cleans the pen point.  The chart above matches the color with its precious metal. DO YOU NEED TO PROVE A PRECIOUS METAL IS BULLION?   ON METAL ON PEN POINT NOT 100% IF: FINE GOLD SALMON RED COLOR RED TO YELLOW A BLACK SPOT ON METAL SURFACE = 23K GOLD OR LESS FINE SILVER METALLIC GRAY NOT DARKENING UNDER STRONG LIGHT FOR 15-30 MINUTES NO COLOR A BLACK SPOT ON METAL SURFACE DEVELOPS WITHIN 15 MINUTES = UNDER .950 SILVER FINE PLATINUM NOT MARKED RED TO YELLOW ANY METAL SPOT IS MARKED = UNDER .950 PLATINUM SHIPPING: DOMESTIC =$4 by US Air Mail INTERNATIONAL =$15 by US International Priority Mail NO PAYPAL. Personal checks in US $ only. REISS, 147-47 Village Road, Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 USA -INSTRUCTIONS- 1. HOLD PEN WIRE UNDER TEST METAL. 2. RUB PEN POINT ON TOP OF METAL. 3. GOLD METAL DISSOLVES INTO AN INK. 4. DRAW A LINE ON PAPER WITH THE INK. 5. TEST ONLY A BRIGHT METAL SURFACE. The salt in the pen barrel is not hazardous, but the ink may irritate skin. Remove ink from jewelry with ajax or comet cleansing powder wet with water. Always test known gold first.  Plated gold on costume jewelry is a problem with all metal testers.  Acid and Mizar type testers require filing. Mizar then further requires lacquering around the unfiled test area before dipping in its electrolyte. With the pen, rub the same test spot 5-10 times. Thinly plated gold shows little, if any color. Thickly plated gold will crack, which you can see and feel with your fingernail. Good gold will not crack. A lot of white gold for diamond rings is now rhodium plated to avoid nickel allergies. Rhodium plate, usually thin, must be removed as above to test the gold beneath. INK COLOR ON YELLOW GOLD METAL: 24K- a red ink that remains red on the metal. 22K- a red ink that turns black within 5 seconds. 18K- a thick black ink. 14K- a black ink. 10K- a thin black ink. WHITE GOLD: Nickel/Gold surface is turned to yellow gold. CAUTION: Testing removes rhodium plate revealing yellow gold. CHAINS: Attach the wire to aluminum foil, lay the chain on the foil, and test a link surface. PLATED GOLD: Crack the plate by repeatedly testing the same surface. GOLD INK COLOR ON PAPER: Use only white printer paper. 18K-24K: Makes an orange (red+yellow) ink on paper. 14K- Makes a brown ink (red from gold+green from copper). A line drawn on paper starts brown and ends green. 10K- Makes a brown ink (red from gold+green from copper). A test line also starts brown, but ends with more green. WHITE GOLD: Nickel/Gold makes a brown ink (red from gold+bright green from nickel). A test line starts brown, but ends bright green. Rhodium plated gold makes a green ink. PLATED GOLD: Little ink color, usually red from 18-24K plating. SILVER: Mark the metal surface as with gold. A gray metallic ink forms. Expose the ink to light. Times below are for a 100 watt light bulb. In bright sunlight, ink turns black about 10 times faster. FINE SILVER (100%) Ink will turn black within 30 minutes of exposure. STERLING SILVER (90%): Ink will turn black within 10 minutes of exposure. 50%-75% SILVER: Thin ink turning black within 2 minutes of exposure. PLATED SILVER: Repeatedly test the same surface to reveal the underlying base metal. SILVER INK COLOR ON PAPER: 50%-100%): Silver makes a white Ink that does not color paper. Any green color is due to the nickel or copper alloy. PLATINUM (100%): White metal surface is not marked. PLATINUM INK: Makes a bright orange ink on pen point and paper. Ink fades rapidly to yellow on printer paper. PALLADIUM(100%): White metal is marked with a purplish black color. PALLADIUM INK: Unlike silver, the ink also writes black on paper. 1. A strong red color on a yellow metal indicates gold plate. Except for bullion, little jewelry is high karat gold. 2. The LR44 batteries are rated for 10-20 hours of contact time. 3. Intensify color by more forceful pen point contact to the test metal. 4. Test a known metal before an unknown. 5. A white metal giving a green ink may be rhodium plated gold. REISS; 147-47 VILLAGE ROAD; JAMAICA, NY 11435; USA PATENTED email:andy@goldtester.com Francais, Deutsch, Espanol = see goldtester.com Place a Bid!