On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:55:01 GMT, Ted Edwards
wrote:

Orrin Iseminger wrote:

Your recipe is the one I tell folks about, but perhaps you can shed
some light on it for me.

What's the question?

Other than current draw, is there any advantage to mixing my solutions
as strong as your recipe calls for?

Because of the size of the parts I de-rust and the size of my "waste"
electrodes, I'm able to load all my DC power supplies to their rated
capacity, 10 amperes.


When I do the calculations for a 55 gallon batch (I have two vats, one
55-gallons and the other over 100-gallons) that figures out to a very
large quantity of washing soda. Out of necessity, I mix my solutions
weaker. I still get all the current draw that my power supplies can
handle.

Your weaker solution will have lower conductivity but, from your last
sentence, that is irrelevent to the current flow. Do you find it just
as effective as a higher concentration?

Ted

I've only mixed a five gallon batch according to your recipe. I've
never been able to see any difference between the results it brings
and the results my weaker solutions yield in the large tanks.

Orrin

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