[Shop-talk] FW: Anode for compressor

[Arvid Jedlicka]

> The typical method for hanging an anode in a radiator is to make a thin
> sheet of brass that fits the filler neck, under the cap. Then hang
> the anode by some braided wire into the coolant.

This and the other water heater descriptions may be the salient point - the electrode is totally emersed in the electrolyte and is 
separated from the tank by the electrolyte except at the one point - the top of the tank. Therefore the current flows from the 
electrode thru the electrolyte to the tank then back to the electrode at the single connection. A really spiffy battery.

By simply laying the electrode in the bottom of the air tank the electrolyte separation of the electrode and the tank would seem to 
be severly compromised - you would simply have a damp piece of electrode lying in the bottom of the tank. Yes, we could then begin 
thinking about it as as millions of very small electrode - electrolyte - tank connection - batteries ... and are they in series or 
in parallel and ... My head is starting to hurt trying to work out where the current would flow.

Arvid