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MichaelPawelek
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by MichaelPawelek » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:08 pm
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TXGOAT2
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by TXGOAT2 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:17 pm
Do the instructions make any reference to the jars?
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MichaelPawelek
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by MichaelPawelek » Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:09 pm
Yes, The instructions tell you add 1/4 of the “Colpin Chemicals” in the bag to each of the four jars, add distilled water and stir carefully with a clean stick!
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TXGOAT2
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by TXGOAT2 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:21 pm
Adding any of several substances to water will make it more or less conductive. I'm at a loss as to what purpose the jars of ...whatever.... could serve. Some old AC line current battery chargers used a mercury rectifier, or several of them, but that would not be needed on a battery-powered device and such devices had no need of water. Early solid state rectifiers often had large metal cooling fins, but I never heard of one being water cooled.
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Scott_Conger
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by Scott_Conger » Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:25 pm
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TXGOAT2
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by TXGOAT2 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:59 pm
From extensive Wikipedia article on rectifiers: "When two different metals are suspended in an electrolyte solution, direct current flowing one way through the solution sees less resistance than in the other direction. Electrolytic rectifiers most commonly used an aluminum anode and a lead or steel cathode, suspended in a solution of triammonium orthophosphate."