Matthew  -- you're the chemistry dude,

What's you chemistry cut on bi-metallic corrosion, electrolyte, zinc, time,
and what ever....

Jere
90 GL
88 GL

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]  On Behalf Of
Matthew Pollard
Sent:   Wednesday, August 08, 2001 7:01 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Electronic Rust Protection?

aren't boats big into things like this? How about your electric water
heater? I know i have a sacrificial cathade in mine (came with it- all
electirc ones come with them).

ok, now beer.,

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Javier Zavala wrote:

> I remember from my college years, something called sacrifice cathode (or
> anode), and this
> one acted in order to preserve the structures made of steel; simply when
to
> different metals are together, the one that has more steel gets corroded.
> This same happens on the wiper arms.
>
> I vote let�s search and try.
>
>
> javier
>