Hi Randall:
Stramgely enough that isn't as far-fetched as you might think. Here in the
north, there is salt all over the roads during winter. It melts the snow and
ice (to a point). So much of the time you are not driving on snow but through
a slurry of gravel and saltwater. The cars and especially their undercarriage
are sprayed with this as you drive. Of course it dries off when stopped, but
you could well make a case about the car being covered in an elecrically
conductive fluid for hours to months under some rather common circumstances.
Mark
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Randall
Sent: Sat 25/11/2006 1:27 AM
To: Triumphs
Subject: RE: [TR] Another magic gimmick?
> I see that in the Canadian Tire special this morning is a gadget called
> "CounterAct" www.counteractrust.com designed to stop car body rusting.
>
> Is this the same sort of idiocy as the metal fish you stick on the water
> tank to soften the water, or the amazing fuel-line magnets used to align
> the molecules of the gasoline so as to more efficiently atomise, etc,
> etc, or is there actually some science behind this?
The principle has been around at least as long as the "300 mpg carburetor";
it
actually does work under some circumstances. Sometimes used on ocean-going
ships & whatnot. But unless you have a Amphicar, I can't see it being of any
use on a car. It only prevents electrolytic corrosion, when the body is
immersed in a conductive liquid to close the circuit.
Randall
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