
Electrolysis Rust Removal System
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Posted October 12, 2010 - 04:35 PM
What if the piece that I want to clean has a wooden handle? Will it be OK to submerge the entire thing? I am not too concerned about cosmetics of the wooden handle because a dog has already chewed on it a little bit.
Thanks again.
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Posted October 12, 2010 - 04:51 PM
Thanks for the responses guys. I am going to track down an older charger and give it another shot. I called my dad and asked if I could use his "dumb" charger because my "smart" charger wouldn't do it...he got a kick out of that.
What if the piece that I want to clean has a wooden handle? Will it be OK to submerge the entire thing? I am not too concerned about cosmetics of the wooden handle because a dog has already chewed on it a little bit.
Thanks again.
It won't hurt a thing to the process, and doubtful it will harm the wood at all.
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Posted October 20, 2010 - 09:06 AM

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Posted October 20, 2010 - 07:34 PM
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Posted October 20, 2010 - 08:17 PM
You could use a multimeter to check the voltage output. I usually just clack the two leads together briefly if there's any doubt. If they have a "lively" spark, then it's probably good.
Check the wires where they connect to the clamps. Mine quit a while back, a=but it was just a broken wire inside the insulation right at one of the clamps.
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Posted October 25, 2010 - 10:37 PM
The key thing to maintain performance, as Olcowhand pointed out, is to keep brushing the accumulated gunk off the surface of the anodes. If there is fresh exposed metal there, then the system works efficiently - I think that is more important than the voltage. A good setup is one that allows you to remove and clean the anodes easily.
George.
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 01:44 PM
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Posted February 28, 2011 - 08:05 PM

First off I'd like to thank everyone who's contributed to this thread, and Nutndun's electr.... thread. And anyone who has ever mentioned
the word electr...

In the past week, I did alot of reading and searching on this topic.
This past weekend, we finally had some mild temps up here. It went all the way up to zero degrees C.(that's 32F for you F'rs)
So, I took a crack at it.
I'm one happy camper.
My system is much the same as everyone elses.
55 Gal plastic barrel
rebar electrodes-6pc
PH+ added to water.
Manual charger
Because it was still a bit cool, I used hot water to start with.
First batch cooked off in about 5 hours.
As the water cooled, so did the production.
Also, as mention several times in your posts. yes keeping the electrodes clean makes a big
difference.
so, this morning I started a new batch, but this time, I added 6 more electrodes.
I used pcs of bandsaw blade from my sawmill. They break sometimes, or you can only sharpen them so many times, and then they're scrap.
That extra surface area made a huge difference.
The nice thing about the blade pcs, is that very easy to clean up, and make. Just clamp to a saw horse, and run bench grinder over it.
It works so good, that I'm sure that once warmer weather gets here, there won't
be a rusty pc of anything left on the property.
That raises the ???
What about one of those heaters that they use for cattle water troughs?
Probably expensive, and suck up the electricity.
And here's another one for food for thought.
Why pull out the electrodes, and clean them?
Why not just hang a chunk of steel in, and reverse the leads for a while?
Anyway, thanks again, and I'm so happy to say bye to my scape'g and sanding
days.

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Posted February 28, 2011 - 09:48 PM
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Posted March 01, 2011 - 08:03 AM
I'm sure commercial operations would have a better answer. Or maybe they just
discard the old anodes.
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Posted March 01, 2011 - 08:11 AM
To prevent rust in metal locks gates and sea walls they use Zinc anodes and replace then as they sacrifice.I think we should take a look at how the big boys do it out there in the real world.
I'm sure commercial operations would have a better answer. Or maybe they just
discard the old anodes.
Again this is to prevent not reverse.
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Posted March 01, 2011 - 08:46 AM
I meant electrodes.
Yes, zinc anodes are used extensivly on boats as well, to prevent corrosion of the metal parts exposed
to water.
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Posted March 14, 2011 - 06:40 PM
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Posted March 14, 2011 - 06:44 PM
Is there a hazard if you put galvinized metal in?
I'd think it would give off the fumes that happen when you weld galvanized metal, so very dangerous to breathe. If in the open & you stay away from fumes, you'd be fine.
- IamSherwood said thank you
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Posted March 15, 2011 - 11:40 AM
So, I'll be good hanging the sleeve hitch adaptor in the bubble bath, cause that's outside.
The 3 1/2" tube on it is galv. the rest not.