Electrolysis Cooling and Filtration System

A new cooling system for my electrolytic cleaning system! made almost entirely from bits of air conditioner and refrigeration equipment!
This system has been used on most of my machine restorations including the 9" Southbend Lathe, various Electric motor housings, small engine parts and miscellaneous rusted parts.

Please keep in mind that parts must spend a good few hours in the hot sun, or a drying oven to drive off excess hydrogen that is absorbed during the cleaning process!!! otherwise parts may break when put under stress. Hydrogen Embrittlement is not fun!

Slide show Music is 'Big Gun' by Sonic Mayhem (Quake 2 Music)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Electrolytic
• De
• rusting
• Cleaning
• Cooling
• Water
• Heat
• Exchanger
• Electrolysis
• Evaporation
• Control
• Pump
• Filter
• Sodium
• Bi
• Carbonate
• Clean
• Rust
• Removal

[Tomthetoolman100]

instead of a frame to stop bowing just run a steel cable around the top and make it tight

[Aussie50]

a steel cable would force the rectangular tub to bow out into a cylindrical shape and split.

[douro20]

I wonder if you can use 6Al-4V titanium electrodes; the material can be had quite reasonably secondhand.

[Aussie50]

I can get some scrap titanium cuttings that were used to make conrods and bearing caps, only prob is it is 3/4" thick. but the matrix of conrod shaped holes will give good surface area and flow.

[V8Jagnut]

you have done a very nice job. now you have to Wait 5 months to see if it works.lol

[Aussie50]

lol yeha, still got some controls to build in the mean time.

Especially temp control, start pump at 45 - 50*, stop at 28* or so.

I'll test it soon by filling with hot water and seeing how fast it drops the temp. I know it will work.

[jocell202]

Nice to see someone knows that hydrogen can be absorbed in metal. If you want to save some money on fuel with one wire check my one wire experament vid out.

[brunoshow08]

I love the music! It sounds like it's from Quake 2.

[HDXFH]

you sure did a fine job nice to have these sorts of things around because there will eventually be a use for them

[67tr876]

nice !

[bellinivernon]

Exelente !

[V8Jagnut]

controls should be easy. just put a heating element in it to test it. i think it will work fine. good job.