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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 7996639, member: 112&quot;]Here&#039;s the problem I&#039;ve always had with the Beilstein test. What happens to copper when it corrodes ? It gets verdigris on it and verdigris is green. </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, I always wondered if it was the copper causing the green color in the flame as opposed to the plastic in the flame causing the green color. So I tried using a piece of steel wire, and a piece of aluminum wire. Guess what, the flame didn&#039;t turn green any more. </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is this, by using copper wire you can get false readings because it&#039;s the copper causing the green color - not the plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>You don&#039;t need a Beilstein test to tell if a coin flip has PVC softening agents in it. All you have to do hold the flip and bend it in your fingers. If it&#039;s very soft and pliable and bends very easily then you don&#039;t want to use it. If it&#039;s stiff, kinda hard, and semi-rigid, then you&#039;ll be fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>And when ya buy flips and open the package - smell it ! If it smells like a new shower curtain - you don&#039;t wanna use those flips ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, forget the Beilstein test.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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