>>>>> "JMD" == JOERGER Mark D <Mark.D.JOERGER@state.or.us> writes:
JMD> The latest J.C. Whitney catalog (source of the automotive wild
JMD> and whacky) has an "Electronic Rust Inhibitor" advertised.
JMD> Bear in mind that this comes from the company that brought us
JMD> ever-so-many awful "super econo gas savers" and
JMD> "rebuild-in-a-can" formulations. Anyhow, the claim is that by
JMD> sending a pulsed electrical charge through a couple of special
JMD> "cathodes" attached to strategic points on your chassis, rust
JMD> can be defeated - even in inaccessible places.
Forget it. My uncle tried it on a Justy with no noticeable results. As
near as we could tell, the car was about on par with other Justys of
similar vintage.
Supposedly the military uses a device like this on some trucks, but it
is more expensive and engineered differently.
| Matt Liggett | mliggett@{indiana.edu,iubacs.bitnet} | 1959 Austin Mini 850 |
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