Newbie: Acid to Water Ratio

[babba]

I've jumped in & bought my first tubs of acid & distiiled water & I've got sooo many qu's to ask.

I got the acid from a UK battery specialist & it's marked as 1/28 kg/l. I've mixed this 1 part acid with 3 parts water, is this right?

First run, I connected the cathode positive & the part negative. My charger tripped & reset continously & there were lots (LOTS) of bubbles, no lasting damage done I hope?

I'm having trouble wiring up the parts I'm trying to anodise & would much prefer to use titanium rod, I can get the rod locally but not wire, will it be OK to mix the rod with (sacrificial) alloy wire?

My thanks in advance, I'm off back to the workshop.

[spankey666]

your wiring it the wrong way, + to part

[babba]

Originally Posted by spankey666

your wiring it the wrong way, + to part

Yeah, only for a couple of minutes though. I was a bit too eager to get my first part anodised.

[spankey666]

has the cathode gone a funny colour?

[babba]

Originally Posted by spankey666

has the cathode gone a funny colour?

Not that I've noticed, it's a piece of old lead flashing.

[spankey666]

i suggest you give the lead a thorough clean with a scotch brite pad and rinse in distilled water before you go any further. its always better to be safe than sorry.