Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" Newsgroups: aus.electronics,aus.cars Subject: Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:23:50 +1100 Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <65dab557@news.ausics.net> <65dd3eae@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 QtFxBuI8R/5jFlvgUyMGhQahLzKsPd4EJAwadW0tX4Cuf2rhE= Cancel-Lock: sha1:RoqOHtDZnfB1mLH4270sJlnM5rA= sha256:9u8maieC155e24phj5fdR48A0CwdBCFlaIIKHHPpPfM= User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Xref: csiph.com aus.electronics:35762 aus.cars:364166 Computer Nerd Kev wrote > Keithr0 wrote >> If it worked, every ship owner in the world would be using it. >> Sacrificial anodes work under water, but ship'stopsides still rust, >> and require constant re-painting. > It might be because on ships, unless the superstructure is > electrically insulated from the hull, Which they never are. > any exposed metal (eg. from chipped paint) on the hull The chipped paint is only on the superstructure. > would conduct through the salt water No salt water on forming a conductive path to the superstructure. > between the paint and the metal,shorting out the capacitive charge > between them which the device creates. No such animal, and doesnt explain why ships dont have that. > But that's guesswork. Fantasy, actually. > I'm most interested to see documentedstudies and tests proving either > way. No such animal