[Shop-talk] home plating kits

[Doug Braun]

Things like filtering and electronic regulation aren't
necessary for a plating setup.

You can probably control the current by changing the
size of the anode (or is it a cathode?), and the
distance from the anode to the work.  If you have a
6/12 volt battery charger, you can swithc the setting.

The important thing is a way to measure the current,
so you know what is going on.

In any case, using batteries for plating is sort of
lame, technically speaking...

Doug



--- Bill Gingerich <bill at gingerich.us> wrote:

> There are several voltage regulator chips on the
> market that could be used
> to reduce the voltage from 24 to 12 or almost any
> other voltage you need.
> The biggest question is how much current does
> plating take?  You'll need a
> regulator that can pass that much current.  I built
> a small regulator for
> the gauges on my Triumph for about $10 in parts from
> Radio Shack.  The
> schematic for the circuit was included with the
> regulator I used.
> 
> There are other solutions that are less hassle, but
> building stuff is fun
> anyway.
> 
> Bill G
> Newalla, OK