Hi, I received a gift for christmas called "Counter Act"electronic rust protection. It is supposed to send an electrical pulse through the vehicle that will prevent and inhibit rust.

Is this just a gimmic or is it worth installing?I think it was around $250.

Thanks

 

could be very legit. Oxidation is a electro/chemical process that can be mediated by such materials as zink... been thinking of trying to use a zink plate on a panel to see what happens- boats, bridges and steel dikes use zink to combat rust. You can use a battery charger and emmersion in a soda bath to reverse oxidation.

I'd like more info on that product....with all the crap they put on the roads now days it might be time for a product like that.

 

It is true. The process it uses has been used to protect underground pipe line for 30+ yrs. I will try to explain the way it works.

It uses dc current to raise the potential of the steel lets say to 1.2vdc ( I don't recall the actual number, been 10+yrs). Steel will rust if the potential is below 1.2vdc. (These values change depending on what reference electrode you are using.) Mag anodes can do the same thing due to the potential difference between the two. The anode will sacrafice its self to protect the steel. In all cases you must have water present to complete the circuit.

When you mount the electrodes make sure you get the surface supper clean. This is needed for it to transfer the current to the steel. Now since most cabs and some body parts are insulated from the frame you need to connect grounding straps to protect those. If you have areas that are constantly wet, it would not hurt to add mag anodes. These are just bolted on to bare steel. But the impressed current systems have been know to protect steel better than anodes along.

Trucks TV show on SpikeTV has installed the system as well as TrucksU.

 

is the 'mag' your talking about magnesium? I've heard of zink and aluminum annodes being used on boats....just wondering.

 

Yes, Magnesium has a higher potential and generates more current when compaired to AL and zink. I did research on these anodes used on pipe lines. It was discovered that Mag if oxidized needed to be cleaned before installation. Zinc is used for higher temp enviroments. AL will work to but took longer to raise the potential to safe levels.