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Rest in Peace Lee Weiland
1966-2011
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You seem to be getting very defensive about someone else having these tests done other then you
Nope, not at all, if someone wants to get any of the wire I sell tested, by all means, do so. As long as they are willing to disclose the contact details of the respected company did the assay, the method used, the name of the metallurgist, and an unaltered copy of the assay report. That way, one can verify with the company that the document and company are legit.
If you remember, this all started over you testing the wire with an acid kit from eBay. You then sent me an email, that is posted earlier in the thread (post #72), claiming that you had tested both v1 and v2, and the results indicated both as having a high copper content, here is a snippet:
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I also tested a sterling >>> silver ring and the test again showed it to be what it was and also >>> got the correct result with some silver plated copper wire. >>> I then tested some TWag V2 wire and the results showed that the wire >>> has a high copper content and has a maximum of 80% silver in it.
When I stopped communicating with you, as I felt our communications were going nowhere and something was getting lost in the meaning of my responses to your queries, you took it upon yourself to post the contents of emails between us, thus opening up our conversation to public scrutiny. You also posted a barrage of posts, of which a number have been somehow deleted. Perhaps there is a bug in the HF forum software that deleted and put ... in many of your emails where text used to be?
The public scrutiny of our email chain is fine, as I said the same things in the emails, that I have been saying since in the forum, ie:
I don't know how accurate an "eBay test" is
I will investigate it
I will have a lab test it
If there is a problem, I will have legal look into it
If anyone has a problem, talk to Craig, and he will rectify it
At that point, because you had stated that v2 was also testing high in copper content, I only sent v2 to the metallurgist for assay.
Well...so far, we know that your "eBay test" was clearly wrong on v2.
Once more information came to light that it seemed that the v1 is the wire that is turning green, I had Craig overnight me some samples of v1 that had turned color, and submitted it to AuRIC (www.auriclabs.com) as well as a sample of the v1 I had left on hand, which had not turned color.
Perhaps your "eBay test" it will be right on v1, that is yet to be seen. I will have the fire assay results and ICP-OES results very soon, and will post them.
So, just to be clear with you, "parrots", if you choose to have the wire assayed, I look forward to the results. As long as the contact info of the company is clearly posted, what method is used is specified, the name of the metallurgist, and the full certified assay report. If the information is reliable, it will help with the ongoing investigation.
So, just to be clear, here are where things stand:
I am still investigating
TWag v2 is mint grade silver, as proven by a fire assay. Soon I will have an ICP-OES test as well. Feel free to buy TWag v2!
I am awaiting a fire assay test, and an ICP-OES test on TWag v1
Anyone who has had a problem with v1 turning color, has either been taken care of by Craig, is in the process of being take of by Craig, or is welcome to contact Craig to be taken care of
Why v1 is turning green is still a mystery at this point, until I receive the assay reports, and make sure the purity is where it is supposed to be, I am in a holding pattern. If v1 comes back as pure silver, I will need to talk with some plastic experts.
None of the above changes the fact that I have been saying from the beginning that I am concerned, and for those of you that have v1 that is turning, please contact Craig for rectification. Craig is the point man for all customer concerns, as he is/was the retailer of the cables made from this wire.
I have made arrangements with Craig to be able to take care of any who report a color change of v1 to him. He will be in charge of this going forward, once I get the second set of assay results back and posted. After I get the second set of assay's back, and post them, I don't intend to spend any more time here at Head-Fi. So, lean on Craig as the point man for any color issues with v1. He is capable, and equipped to handle any problems, I have only been in this thread as my integrity was called into question, and Craig needed me to answer questions, and investigate things of a more technical nature.
Being accused of being a fraud, the mean spirited posts by those not even involved, and the "guilty until proven innocent" mentality that seems pervasive here does not sit well with me. I have been in business a very long time, and am well known for my integrity, caring, and honesty. The emotional toll of having my integrity called into question by posters cloaked in anonymity, coupled with the demands of taking care of a terminally ill wife, have quenched my desire to "be a part of the community" here at Head-Fi. I am going to have Jude pull my forum down (which I never post in anyways...), and only visit if a customer specifically asks me to.
I will post the assay results on v1 (fire assay and ICP-OES), and v2 and Eclipse (fire assay above, ICP-OES forthcoming) as soon as I get them back. All the important questions/issues at that point should be answered and addresses:
The purity of v2
The purity of Eclipse
The purity of v1
And, arrangements have been made so that any issues with v1 will be addressed by Craig.
Peace,
Lee
EDIT--fixed AuRIC link.