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Weird Test result for molly capsule. please help

furballxcore

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so i got a molly capsule today. and decided to test it so first i went with the Mecke test and it went to black with a little bubbling within 2 seconds. which brought a hugeee smile on my face. than i did Marquis and Mandelin and it pretty much had little to no reaction at all but just bubbled. but after about 30 seconds i see the marquis turning a light shade of purple showing mdma. so what is up with molly? because Mecke result was fabulous. but marquis and mandelin wasnt so great. please help me out guys. thanks
 
How old is your kit? That is a strange reaction, my first thought is maybe your Marquis and Mandelin has went bad? Do you have another known good pill that you can test your testing kit with? If not, search in this forum and look for "How to test your testing kit". There are typical household items (like sugar, ect) that you can use to test your kit to see if it has went bad. :)
 
IME there are two possible options:

The latter two of the three reagents are bad for whatever reason, and showed minimal reaction, as RB suggested. Or, the MDMA in the capsule could be cut in a manner in which the MDMA is not evenly distributed throughout the mixture. IE: chunks of crystal and grainy powder, where only the crystal is mdma or visa versa, or a mixture of crystals including salts or something else which might give the appearance of unadulterated MDMA.
 
I'll second tails's comments; It's important to use a homogeneous sample when testing. It should also be noted that these reagentscan produce similar colours with other compounds.

Mecke for example will give a very dark blue with hydrocodone while Mandelin dosen't react at all and Marguis produces a red-purple colour. Lysergide and opium will give a dark green/black with Mecke, although if lighting is poor it may be hard to distinguish between this and a pure black result.

If your Marquis is bad, it's because the formaldehyde in it has polymerized. It will appear to be various shades of brown depending on the degree of polymerisation. Marquis should be kept at 4 deg C.

Mandelin will last at least 18 months -2 years if manufactured properly and stored correctly (10-35 deg C). While it is possible to still do tests with the precipitate that forms in Mandelin, it does alter sensitivity in the sense that some reactions producing a faint colour can be missed. Properly made and stored at room temperature, precipitation shouldn't occur.

Mecke should be fairly stable at room temps, however, it contains a very nasty toxin - Selenious acid. It should never be stored or used anywhere near food
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Simons and and the primary amine formulation (which is Simons formula, but acetylaldehyde is used in place of acetone) should also be kept cool (4 deg C) and away from light. Amine kits containing nitroprusside should never be stored with sulphuric acid based kits. If they mix, a combination of hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides will be produced. Very nasty stuff!
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