I need to provide some clarification here:
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I can't think of a nice way to say this so I'll just say it; nearly every set of instructions on small scale or hobbyist anodizing that you'll find are incomplete, technically flawed, or just plain wrong.
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This is me further up in this thread. This does not imply any sort of lack of diligence, competence, or anything else bad on the part of Caswell Plating or it's associates. When the standard instructions were developed, it was done based on the best technology and technique available at the time. There are very many of you who have been using the standard process for years and are enjoying perfectly good results. This is proof enough of the standard process. I avocate that you add the LCD monitoring techniques; like PAR, to your particular method. You will find things will get a lot easier, and your results will be even better.
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The idea that anodizing is somehow "self current limiting" violates Ohm's Law, and hense is wrong.
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Me again. This statement is technically correct and I can prove it. I can see how it can look this way under a narrow range of operating conditions, if you ignore what happens at anodization startup. Unfortunately, its at startup where correct current limiting counts the most. This does need to be fixed.
Also for the record:
No one put me up to posting this, I re-read the thread and realized how it had been taken. My apology to Mike. He has been busting his butt for you guys for years, I hope you appreciate it.
(edited to fix a typo)