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23-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
No I haven't - it was just the first such item of a suitable spec. that came up in a search! There's loads of such things available for sub £100, if it were me I'd probably get one from someone like...
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23-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
OK, then looking at the front panel I guess for constant voltage you turn the current knob way up and set the voltage, and for constant current you turn the volts all the way up and set the current....
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23-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
Under some circumstances you (or more correctly your PSU if you've set it to constant current mode) will only be able to push the current to what the 720 rule suggests if you have some reserve...
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23-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Boyan Silyavski- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
If you have properly done your setup, you can set the Amps as you want but not more than the size of the setup, then slowly amps drop. Thats how you read at what anodizing stage you are.
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23-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
It's worth checking your connections (with a DMM set to ohms/continuity) - one probe on the connection to the PSU, one on the workpiece. In my setup (I use sodium bisulphate) I'd be expecting about...
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22-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by john swift- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
what happens when you turn the curren limit knob clockwise to turn the current limit up ?
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22-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Boyan Silyavski- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
Check at the back if there are any jumpers. My power supply has jumpers that change the mode of it, so that may be the reason. Use thick wires and clean your plates. What plates are you using inside...
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22-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
Hmmm, sounds odd - maybe post a pic of your bath and then perhaps someone can spot the problem?. BTW, how big is the part you're trying to anodise??? If it's small the current will be low anyway at...
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22-06-2019
Thread: Power supply for anodising?
by Voicecoil- Replies
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Re: Power supply for anodising?
It doesn't look too different from the one I've used with reasonable success, so I can't see why you should have any major problems. The only comment I would make is that I found 15V wasn't quite...
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