Omega
10-07-2021, 02:07 PM
I have been playing with both, electrolysis rust removal, and electronic bore cleaning methods and have a question someone may be able to answer. With electrolysis, you place the negative on the piece you are trying to get the rust off of (cathode), and the positive on the sacrificial metal (anode). https://www.wwgoa.com/video/electrolysis-rust-removal/# With the electronic bore cleaner, you put the negative on the rod (cathode), and the positive on the weapon (anode). http://www.zoneballistic.com/colinsballistics/borecleaner.html The same goes when electroplating, the negative goes to the piece receiving the plating (cathode), and positive on the metal you are using as the plating medium (anode), say copper, tin etc.
So electrons go from negative, to the positive, so it makes sense to me that when that happens, on the electrolysis rust removal method, it takes the rust with it and sticks it to the sacrificial metal. But how does that work with the electronic bore cleaner? At first I thought that maybe they guys had the wires mixed up, but the Outers Foul out system has the same setup. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014811888 These methods work obviously, but just trying to wrap my head around the how of things. In the bore cleaner, why doesn't the fouling flow from the negative (rod) to the positive (bore)? I may be mixing my terminology too, as most call the rod in the bore cleaner an electrode instead of cathode but the "how" should be the same no?
So electrons go from negative, to the positive, so it makes sense to me that when that happens, on the electrolysis rust removal method, it takes the rust with it and sticks it to the sacrificial metal. But how does that work with the electronic bore cleaner? At first I thought that maybe they guys had the wires mixed up, but the Outers Foul out system has the same setup. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014811888 These methods work obviously, but just trying to wrap my head around the how of things. In the bore cleaner, why doesn't the fouling flow from the negative (rod) to the positive (bore)? I may be mixing my terminology too, as most call the rod in the bore cleaner an electrode instead of cathode but the "how" should be the same no?