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Old 07-16-2004, 02:19 PM
Sid03 Sid03 is offline
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sadly enough, im kinda lost here. In this example.....

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The surface area is 1 sq.ft., the current density is 4.5 A per sq.ft.

720 / (4.5 / 0.5) = 80 minutes for 0.5 mils thick.

The current you would apply is:

4.5 ASF x 1 sq.ft. = 4.5 Amps.
if you worked those numbers out backwards it doesnt work....

720= ASF x minutes x mils
720= 4.5 x 80 x 0.5 <---that isnt correct

What am I missing? I couple more examples of the 720 rule would be appreciated, I would like to try it out this weekend.
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