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<blockquote data-quote="chuck c" data-source="post: 115271" data-attributes="member: 2907"><p>Well, I'm sorry I got everyone so excited but I finally got into it tonight and it seems it's in very good shape and doesn't need the treatment. That's a win for me! As partial compensation I will give the tips I have on the topic.</p><p></p><p>An automatic battery charger didn't work. At least mine didn't. They sense resistance and back down the power which is good for not killing batteries but all wrong for this operation. I had an old low power 12V power supply that worked nicely.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget to remove the petcock. You don't want the crud getting into it. You'll need to make some kind of plug for its hole. I cut a piece of thick scrap plastic about the same footprint as the petcock, drilled holes using the petcock as a guide, then used the orig screws to hold it on. I got lucky and it sealed by itself but you might need a little gasket goop.</p><p></p><p>I mixed the washing powder in a bucket and poured rather than try to mix it in the tank. It dissolves easier if the water is a bit warm.</p><p></p><p>The electrode should have as much surface area as possible because as it gets covered with crap it doesn't work as well. I pulled it and sanded it off to expose clean steel once a day for I think 4 days. It might have gone faster with a bigger PS but it was in <em>really </em>bad shape.</p><p></p><p>As for the electrode, I used about a foot of wire. To keep it from touching the tank I put it inside a plastic tube that I cut a bunch of notches with a table saw to allow good flow. This way I didn't have to worry about it grounding out. This time I was going to try sticking a rubber stopper on the end and maybe a few plastic bottle caps along the wire to keep it away from the tank. It would circulate better than my notched hose trick but still insulate it from the tank.</p><p></p><p>I hope that's helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chuck c, post: 115271, member: 2907"] Well, I'm sorry I got everyone so excited but I finally got into it tonight and it seems it's in very good shape and doesn't need the treatment. That's a win for me! As partial compensation I will give the tips I have on the topic. An automatic battery charger didn't work. At least mine didn't. They sense resistance and back down the power which is good for not killing batteries but all wrong for this operation. I had an old low power 12V power supply that worked nicely. Don't forget to remove the petcock. You don't want the crud getting into it. You'll need to make some kind of plug for its hole. I cut a piece of thick scrap plastic about the same footprint as the petcock, drilled holes using the petcock as a guide, then used the orig screws to hold it on. I got lucky and it sealed by itself but you might need a little gasket goop. I mixed the washing powder in a bucket and poured rather than try to mix it in the tank. It dissolves easier if the water is a bit warm. The electrode should have as much surface area as possible because as it gets covered with crap it doesn't work as well. I pulled it and sanded it off to expose clean steel once a day for I think 4 days. It might have gone faster with a bigger PS but it was in [i]really [/i]bad shape. As for the electrode, I used about a foot of wire. To keep it from touching the tank I put it inside a plastic tube that I cut a bunch of notches with a table saw to allow good flow. This way I didn't have to worry about it grounding out. This time I was going to try sticking a rubber stopper on the end and maybe a few plastic bottle caps along the wire to keep it away from the tank. It would circulate better than my notched hose trick but still insulate it from the tank. I hope that's helpful. [/QUOTE]
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