[SEL] Cleaning rusty engine parts with electrolysis

[Tom Smith]

Also important to remember the bucket or container must not be 
conductive. Best done in a plastic container. The placement of the 
electrodes should be near and around the piece to be cleaned but NOT 
touching.

Tom

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:11:53 -0800 (PST)
  bill at antique-engines.com wrote:
> http://antique-engines.com/electrol.asp
> 
> Quote:  place NEGATIVE LEAD (this is critical!!) on the piece that 
>is to
> be cleaned. Attach POSITIVE, or RED lead of charger, to electrode 
>"grid"
> formed when you placed electrodes, or rods, into bucket and tied 
>them all
> together.
> 
> Bill
> Runnells, IA
> 
> 
>> Hello folks,
>>
>> At the risk of being raked over the coals, I need the answer to a 
>>question
>> that has been asked and answered a couple of
>>
>> time over the last year or two:
>>
>> When de-rusting a piece of iron by electrolysis, which piece is the
>> Positive
>> cable connected to?
>>
>> I know I saved the article several years ago when it was discussed 
>>on the
>> list, but I just can't locate it. Your help will
>>
>> be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arthur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Arthur Southwell
>> Arcadia, Florida 34266 U.S.A.
>>
>> asouth42 at earthlink.net
>>
>> http://oldengine.org/members/southwell
>> http://www.homestead.com/artsouthwell/index.html
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>> http://community.webshots.com/user/asouth944
>>
>>
>>
>>
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