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Now that you have your items collected, you’ll need some way to suspend the skillet in the electrolyte solution. NEVER let the cathode and anode metals touch while the battery charger is on or you may be resetting breakers or buying a new battery charger. Below you can see that I use a 1/2″ piece of EMT and a piece of coat hanger to suspend the skillet, and also conduct the circuit. Notice that the negative side of the battery charger is on the skillet, or cathode. Those bubbles you see are hydrogen, use in a well ventilated area! Your water at first will be clear to cloudy white from the washing soda. Mine is orange with rust here because I have already done a few skillets with this water. The solution will last quite a long time and will probably last longer than you can stand to look at it. If you are using a steel drum you will need to line the pipe with rubber hose, or find another way to isolate the circuit. You want the electricity to pass through the electrolyte.
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