[TheForge] Re: Dielectric connections

[Stephen Snow]

This is what Hegel termed dielectrical reasoning.

Steve Snow

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
>Sent: May 19, 2008 1:36 PM
>To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Dielectric connections
>
>Thanks Ries.
>
>Whew! I was beginning to doubt my memory. . . MORE!
>
>Frosty
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>From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
>
>
>> We are not talking about ALL electrical connections 
>> here- the bronze  fitting Jerry is referring to is 
>> made, and sold, to solve a specific  application 
>> between two metals.
>> When plumbing, you often come up with a situation 
>> where you need to  connect black iron, or galvanized 
>> iron, to copper. These two metals  are far enough 
>> apart on the galvanic corrosion chart that there may 
>> be, depending on the presence of salts in your water, 
>> corrosion if  they are connected directly.
>> Bronze connectors are used, as they are about halfway 
>> in between steel  and copper. Split the difference, 
>> and minimise the chances of failure.
>>
>> This has been a time honored plumbing trick for 
>> probably 50 years or  more.
>>
>> No, it does not apply to capacitors, or to insulating 
>> 240,000 volt  lines, or to other real electrical 
>> uses- but it is very common, and  works quite well, 
>> to prevent galvanic corrosion in common plumbing 
>> apps.
>>
>> Ries
>>
>>
>> Ries Niemi
>> Industrial Artist
>> http://www.riesniemi.com/
>>
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