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Cast Iron Pan Electrolysis: Anode Fragment

Sacrificing a scrap EMI shield from a junked PC as the electrolysis anode, I grabbed a tab with the battery charger clamp:

Cast iron pan electrolysis - bucket
Cast iron pan electrolysis – bucket

Turns out it didn’t survive the encounter:

Cast iron pan electrolysis - anode front
Cast iron pan electrolysis – anode front

That white blob extends around to the other side:

Cast iron pan electrolysis - anode rear
Cast iron pan electrolysis – anode rear

Yeah, it got hot enough to melt a blob from the 6 gallon plastic bucket before burning through.

I tossed that into the garage so I wouldn’t forget it aaaand here we are …