What if you were to coat the neck of the part in POR-15 or epoxy enamel? Would that provide enough of an electrical barrier to protect the aluminium? On Nov 29, 2007 10:53 AM, Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@gmail.com> wrote: > this is a great idea! but like you said ... pulling it off would probably > be quite a feat! > keep the think tank turning! > C~ > > On Nov 29, 2007 9:59 AM, Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote: > > > I enjoy taking a stab at things, even if I get it wrong...which I often > > do... > > > > Depending on the the components you are talking about, it seems like it > > might be possible to install something analogous to a sacrificial anode > - > > like a magnesium ring on the opposite side of the rubber/metal > interface. > > > > Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you would pull something like that off > > for, > > say, a rubber gasket on an aluminum block... But it all has to start > with > > an > > idea. > > > > OK...commence with the "this guy is an idiot" posts! :) > > > > -Ben > > > > > > On 11/29/07 10:11 AM, "Zoltan Kuthy" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > > > > Probably the most important question to answer is; what makes > corrosion > > > between rubber and aluminum? The other is; how to avoid it? > > > Although, I have put this question up more than once within a year, > > nobody > > > even attempted to try to answer it, but ONE. > > > This list is fighting and dreading this symptom the most, yet there is > > not > > > enough knowledge to know how to stop it. > > > Is there more than ONE out of the hundreds of members who knows, or at > > least > > > think he knows? > > > Anyone? > > > Zoltan > > > > > >
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