G-Tech 940
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- Feb 18, 2020
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- Ontario, Canada
I have the opportunity to get some things zinc plated for free. Either in zinc chromate (silver) or zinc dichromate (gold).
Would be using a plating process like this.
I've got a bunch of old Bosch alternators, I was thinking of taking a few apart and sending in the aluminum shells to be plated.
I'm just not sure if having the alternator shell plated will be "safe" for the car, in that I don't want to find out the coating causes some crazy static buildup and cause damage to the ECU or start a fire or something else. I'm probably worried over nothing, but I would rather ask the stupid question than make the stupid mistake!
Would anyone know;
a) would chromate plating an alternator shell cause any issue?
b) is there any sort of power surge protection for the ECU? (I would assume there is, but again, don't want to make a dumb, expensive mistake) I don't mind breaking an alternator, but I'd rather not break my car testing it out.
I am also going to get the hard coolant pipe plated, it's the one that runs under the exhaust manifold around the back of the engine on B230FT. I have a new one from STS that is bare stainless. Little bit concerned about the heat in the area it's mounted though. The plating can take about 460-490 F for an hour or two (to the best of my research) before 'dulling' the finish. There will be 220(?) F coolant running through the pipe though, so I'm thinking that it might keep it cool enough.
Would be using a plating process like this.
I've got a bunch of old Bosch alternators, I was thinking of taking a few apart and sending in the aluminum shells to be plated.
I'm just not sure if having the alternator shell plated will be "safe" for the car, in that I don't want to find out the coating causes some crazy static buildup and cause damage to the ECU or start a fire or something else. I'm probably worried over nothing, but I would rather ask the stupid question than make the stupid mistake!
Would anyone know;
a) would chromate plating an alternator shell cause any issue?
b) is there any sort of power surge protection for the ECU? (I would assume there is, but again, don't want to make a dumb, expensive mistake) I don't mind breaking an alternator, but I'd rather not break my car testing it out.
I am also going to get the hard coolant pipe plated, it's the one that runs under the exhaust manifold around the back of the engine on B230FT. I have a new one from STS that is bare stainless. Little bit concerned about the heat in the area it's mounted though. The plating can take about 460-490 F for an hour or two (to the best of my research) before 'dulling' the finish. There will be 220(?) F coolant running through the pipe though, so I'm thinking that it might keep it cool enough.