DaveC
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- Sep 29, 2004
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- On the fringe of the Hippoplex
- First Name
- David
- Last Name
- Carter
Well I started the science experiment.
Got the bicarbonate of soda, I have a pool so I have a few pounds in a bucket. I made the anode out of a square tube from a old gazeebo. I used a 1 1\4" threaded adapter and a 1 inch coupling both PVC to make the insulator for the anode. The battery charger is "smart" if it does not detect the battery it won't turn on. So add my spare lawn tractor battery, two sets of alligator clips with the quick connect . This is a bit freaky for the electrically disinclined. When you plug the two sets together it swaps the polarity so to speak. You have to ignore the color (red/black) at one end and hook them up "reversed" So when you look at the connection your going to see re and black at the same location. It is OK, I'm a professional, I can do stuff like this.
Checking voltage at the anode and verifying battery chargers output.
I had to pull the battery box and as things were just boiling away I went ahead and sandblasted the thing. Here you see what part of the rust looked like and the sandblasted portion.
Oh Look! an extra screw! how handy is that?
So I get a first coat of rattle can on it. BTW if you can get you one of these ultrasonic cleaners, Works great on the weed wacker carb!
Got the bicarbonate of soda, I have a pool so I have a few pounds in a bucket. I made the anode out of a square tube from a old gazeebo. I used a 1 1\4" threaded adapter and a 1 inch coupling both PVC to make the insulator for the anode. The battery charger is "smart" if it does not detect the battery it won't turn on. So add my spare lawn tractor battery, two sets of alligator clips with the quick connect . This is a bit freaky for the electrically disinclined. When you plug the two sets together it swaps the polarity so to speak. You have to ignore the color (red/black) at one end and hook them up "reversed" So when you look at the connection your going to see re and black at the same location. It is OK, I'm a professional, I can do stuff like this.
Checking voltage at the anode and verifying battery chargers output.
I had to pull the battery box and as things were just boiling away I went ahead and sandblasted the thing. Here you see what part of the rust looked like and the sandblasted portion.
Oh Look! an extra screw! how handy is that?
So I get a first coat of rattle can on it. BTW if you can get you one of these ultrasonic cleaners, Works great on the weed wacker carb!