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Old 08-15-2004, 04:27 PM
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The use of Alternating Current (AC) will not work for any electroplating or for anodizing.
This is because in AC the negative part of the cycle effectively reverses the anode and cathode connections. While AC will plate on the positive half of the cycle, it unplates on the negative half. You wind up with nothing.
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