[SEL] Electrolysis query

[Rob Skinner]

On Dec 12, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Brian Watts wrote:

> BlankHi List Guys,
> Need to know if Whitemetal corrodes if placed in Electrolysis, we  
> have a stuck sideshaft that has whitemetal bushes so can`t use much  
> heat.
>
> David Watts (03) 87616332
> damewatt at bigpond.com
>
> http://community.webshots.com/user/briwat
>


It will work fine, as long as you don't hook up the polarity backwards.

Just remember back to high school chemistry.  Your metal oxide  
molecules are composed of the metal, which is positively charged, and  
oxygen, which is negatively charged.  Hook up your work to the  
negative side, and the electricity will blast off the oxygen (like  
charges repel) and leave the base metal alone.