Project #1: Electrolysis Station -

Give you an idea of it, here's some pics...

When I put it together -

 

After about an hour...

 

Here's right before I went to bed last night... and it's run all night! I'm gonna need another charger - this guy by itself doesn't pump the power I need

 

What are you doing?? Chrome plating?

I wanna see finished goods

 

Nope... it's called 'electrolysis' Basically a super cleaner.

 

And you made that sci-fi mad scientist gizmo by yourself? Damn..you have my applause..that is cool as hell. Electrolysis is used to prep metal for chrome plating, isn't it?

 

Hum, what chemicals are used??

I could do that to some of my parts

removes paint, or just grease/dirt??

Actually, a link to a website that shows it would be better

 

OK, I'm sharing my secret

http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/Electrolysis.htm

Word of advice - use TWO battery chargers. One just doesn't cut it, unless you leave it for about 48 hours! Another thing, be SURE to dissolve plenty of baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) into the water, before you plunk your metal in.

The water gets SUPER friggin' nasty - but it's basically water and gunk - no real chemicals.

Man, am I the only guy on here that stayed awake in Chemistry/Physics?

 

Coo, thanks for link. Will read it when I have more time.

Chemistry/Physics?? Never had them class'. Highist I got was biology (sp?) and I passed it with a 61 percent. Like most my classes except body shop and drafting

 

Hmm...must read up on this.. If only I had parts I could take off to clean...both the engines are cherry and I don't wanna take anything off and screw up putting it back on.

 

That's pretty clever, but I see no need for any sort of understanding of chemistry or physics to follow the directions

 

That pretty cool and reminds me of experiments i used to do as a kid with 9 volt power supplies and glasses of water.

 

I experimented with chemistry kits as a kid. And invented a chemical reaction....lol....it wasn't in any of the booklets, and normally they try to keep the kits so that no chemicals will interact with eachother except in a predictable way they you can do stuff with in their booklets. Don't remember what I mixed exactly.....water, sodium carbonate, and.....ahh....I dont know anymore. But they were purple crystals. They turned into orange foam...lava-like..and foamed up. Then when it fizzed back down, parts of it hardened... Problem was, this chemical reaction ruined all of my test tubes. Stained or crusted them up.