Re: Electrode Tips

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, i think Muriactic acid is hydrchloric acid..............cul brian
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Subject: Re: Electrode Tips


> Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Sulfuric acid is what's in battery acid.  Fairly weak, depending on what
you
> need.  Also, muriatic acid is about 28% sulfuric acid, with hydrochloric
> acid, if I remember right.  It's sold just about anywhere in gallon jugs,
> used for swimming pools to lower pH and for cleaning concrete surfaces.
>
> Nick Andrews
>
>
> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: Re: Electrode Tips
> >Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 16:51:24 -0600
> >
> >Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> ><Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> >In a message dated 8/12/01 2:04:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >writes:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I think copper sulfate is used for home/garden stuff.  Maybe ponds?  I
> >have
> > > no idea were to get sulfuric acid.  We have fuming sulfuric at work
but
> > > that is darn nasty stuff.  I don't know if there is an easy source for
> >it
> > > or a substitute?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > >    Terry
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Yes, copper sulfate is a commonly used algicide.   Although all the
> >plating baths I have ever used contained sulfuric acid, I don't know that
> >it
> >is really necessary.  I think it merely adds to the conductivity of the
> >solution and increases the efficiency.  That probably doesn't really
matter
> >if one is just plating a small piece or two.
> >   Actually,  if you want to take the time to do it, you can make a
> >saturated
> >solution of copper sulfate and use a lead anode(+ electrode for anyone
> >unfamiliar with the term).  You will deposit copper metal on the cathode,
> >release oxygen bubbles from the lead anode and generate sulfuric acid.
The
> >hydrogen ions (from splitting water molecules) replace the copper ions in
> >the
> >solution.  Once you have generated a bit of sulfuric acid, you can
replace
> >the lead anode with a hunk of copper to continue plating forever with
that
> >solution.  You might want to add a bit more copper sulfate crystals if
the
> >concentration get very low from the acid generation.
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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