[mcaswell]

I am in the throes of rewriting/updating the manual, and I came across this old article by the late Fibergeek, developer of the LCD Anodizing System.

I felt it was worth posting here, as it could solve many peoples problems. It also pretty much shouts out not to use batter chargers and ordinary 'rectifiers'.

A CC power supply also greatly benefits anodizing. Since the anodize film is an insulator, the changes in electrical characteristics during the process are much larger than in plating. CC operation provides a uniform anodize pore structure all the way down to the base metal. This promotes even and deep dye penetration, and the consistent pore structure provides a better looking and stronger anodize coating than if the pores are distorted by changes in the current. For this reason Caswell Inc. recommends the use of CC for any and all anodizing applications.