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electrolysis (not the usual question)

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ldj

03-11-2006 10:07:37




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I've used electrolysis in the past but its been a while. I therefore am somewhat familiar with it and want to know if the following would work. In a small briggs & stratton gas tank that is rusty inside I want to fill the tank with the soda solution and and put one of the electrodes in the tank, of course insulated from the tank, and the other lead to the exterior of the tank. Would that work? The way I see it, it would be useless to put the whole tank in the solution because the current couldn't flow to the inside of the tank where the rust is.
L.D.

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kwright

03-11-2006 17:42:03




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 Re: electrolysis (not the usual question) in reply to ldj, 03-11-2006 10:07:37  
Absolutely, this will work. I use this technique frequently on vintage motorcycle fuel tanks I'm putting back in service.

I use the plastic top from rattle-can paint as an insulator. Typically, I use 1/4" threaded rod, running it up through a hole in the plastic cap w/washers and nuts on both sides so I can adjust the depth of the anode into the solution.

BTW, Arm and Hammer WASHING SODA, available at most large supermarkets is great for mixing up the solution. I use about 1 cup of powder to the average motorcycle fuel tank.

Good luck...

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Dave_Id

03-11-2006 14:02:59




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 Re: electrolysis (not the usual question) in reply to ldj, 03-11-2006 10:07:37  
My ex-wife went for electrolysis, but it kept growing back, she finally just started shaving.



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Hendrik

03-11-2006 10:25:30




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 Re: electrolysis (not the usual question) in reply to ldj, 03-11-2006 10:07:37  
Electrolysis is more or less a line of sight process, so I think your method will work. I've done many parts with electrolysis but have never used it for the inside of hollow items. The sacrificial anode you can put inside your tank will be quite small so the process will work slowly and the anode may need frequent cleaning but, again, I think it will work. Would like to add a word of caution though. Inside the tank the gaseous products of electrolysis, viz. hydrogen and oxygen, may get trapped. Especially if both gases are trapped in one spot this may cause an explosion. So be careful. (My electrolysis vat is always outside, but that may not be sufficient for a part which traps or collects the gases.)
Hendrik.

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