Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: chop Newsgroups: aus.electronics,aus.cars,alt.home.repair,uk.d-i-y Subject: Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:48:19 +1100 Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <65dab557@news.ausics.net> <65dadebe@news.ausics.net> <65db345a@news.ausics.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net UvjI1i7t0pFmoZ9uPq7Ing3nGL48YKgncLQvfeCkm5cdK83iw= Cancel-Lock: sha1:QTO11xcWT8esd2SwRayxp5fksa0= sha256:daLjqea/hfI02BT8J7ZtGpU4xBbptT+sYX+FAO54Bu0= User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Xref: csiph.com aus.electronics:35722 aus.cars:364126 alt.home.repair:976128 uk.d-i-y:1199058 On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:36:42 +1100, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > In aus.electronics Daryl wrote: >> On 25/2/2024 8:22 pm, Noddy wrote: >>> Stick to whatever you like, but there are no electronic rust prevention >>> processes out there that are anything other than snake oil. >>> >> If they did work they would be very popular in places like the UK or Nth >> America where they get snow and ice on the roads treated with salt and >> they don't seem to be popular in those places. > > That's exactly the sort of non-evidence that makes me want to test > it out myself. On the one hand there are tests accepted by the > Canadian regulators as proof of effectiveness, and on the other > hand "they don't seem to be popular". That may just be because the car manufacturers currently do a good enough job with the paint so they aren't necessary I have added alt.home.repair which has lots of north americans and likely Clare Snyder who is actually a male, whose first name is Clarence who is a very experience mechanic may comment. I sure wouldn't pay hundreds > for one, but if the root of the thing is just applying simple > electrical signals to the paint surface, it's an easy thing to test > a DIY equivalent on some bits of scrap. Some of the patents contain > useful details. > > But if there are actual records of people doing such tests and > showing that it's all lies, which I can see myself (not just hear > rumor of), then I wouldn't.