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Electronic Rust Protection... bogus?

pjsmetana

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... is it true or some BS gimmick that a lot of companies seem to be getting on board with?

I've looked into CounterAct, RustStop, and the likes... and I'm curious if anyone has any experience with these.

From an electronics engineering standpoint, it seems totally bogus, as there is really no way to earth the car. But, if these things hook up somewhere externally and only protect when stopped in your garage and is connected like your battery maintainer, then it seems feasible. Being close to the beach and having a lot of salt air all the time makes me continually think of ways to keep my poor car rust free. With so many of these things on the market, it makes me wonder if there is something to these, instead of just being something for people with more money than brains.
 
Works on submersed things, but I think that is because the surface being protected is available for the reaction (if that makes sense) and that isn't the case with a car. You'd have to ground every inch of the car I think.
 
Yeah, thats the same way I looked at it. But they have ones for automotive use. CounterAct even sells one specifically for classic cars. Till someone can prove otherwise, I'm calling shenanigans on these things for automotive use.
 
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