Re: Salt substitute

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

Dan E: The Ice melt salt makes a good conductor. The major problem is it
will disolve electrodes like sugar.  I use titaniun welding rod wire as
electrodes with very good results. Titanium resists salt better than
stainless and lasts like pure nickel and monel.
       Robert    H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:12:55 -0600
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Salt substitute
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:15:27 -0600
 >
 > Original poster: "Patrick Herd" <zl2uph-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > Road salt shouldn't be a problem, I've heard of other people using it for
 > bucket caps.
 > I've also heard of using baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) as it doesn't
 > corrode the electrodes so quickly.
 >
 > Hope this is of some help
 > Pat
 >
 >> Original poster: Bob81818-at-aol-dot-com
 >>
 >> Hi list, I was wondering if instead of using lots of "table" salt for the
 >> bucket caps, can I use ice melting stuff (for lack of a better word)? On
 >> the bag it says its a mix of Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and
 >> Sodium Chloride. I've got a nice big bag so I thought it would be a lot
 >> easier than buying the cylinders of "table" salt. Any thoughts about this
 >> would be appreciated. My only worry it that it wont dissolve. Thank you in
 >> advice.
 >> Dan E.
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