Conductive rubber?
#1
Conductive rubber?
I am getting varying readings on ohmmeter between body of my XJR-S and new cooling system hoses. No reading from older original hoses but all of the new are giving me signs of continuity. System is still dry and radiator is brand new aluminium.
Has anybody ever come across conductive rubber before?
Has anybody ever come across conductive rubber before?
#2
There is such a thing see (see link below). Why the new hoses exhibit the properties you are finding must be the difference in the hoses ingredients.
Conductive Rubber -what it is and where it?s used- | MAJR Products
Conductive Rubber -what it is and where it?s used- | MAJR Products
#4
Yes, some rubber is conductive. It believe it depends on the carbon content. Most windshield washer hose is conductive, fuel hose usually is not. I have not checked a lot of radiator hose. I do not think it will be a problem but I might test for voltage in the coolant, that can lead to electrolysis, corroding the metals. I would think conductive hoses would reduce the voltage, but again, I have not looked into conductive coolant hoses.
#5
#6
Electrolysis needs a potential difference to work so as Dleit53 said, it could only be a problem if somehow there was a voltage between the water and the chassis.
I have a hard time imagining how that could happen since the radiator is bolted to the chassis, and the block is bolted to the chassis, so they are both at the same potential (i.e. grounded).
That the rubber hoses are somewhat conductive (the water inside them surely is much more conductive) will not cause electrolysis on its own.
I have a hard time imagining how that could happen since the radiator is bolted to the chassis, and the block is bolted to the chassis, so they are both at the same potential (i.e. grounded).
That the rubber hoses are somewhat conductive (the water inside them surely is much more conductive) will not cause electrolysis on its own.
#7
Electrolysis needs a potential difference to work so as Dleit53 said, it could only be a problem if somehow there was a voltage between the water and the chassis.
I have a hard time imagining how that could happen since the radiator is bolted to the chassis, and the block is bolted to the chassis, so they are both at the same potential (i.e. grounded).
That the rubber hoses are somewhat conductive (the water inside them surely is much more conductive) will not cause electrolysis on its own.
I have a hard time imagining how that could happen since the radiator is bolted to the chassis, and the block is bolted to the chassis, so they are both at the same potential (i.e. grounded).
That the rubber hoses are somewhat conductive (the water inside them surely is much more conductive) will not cause electrolysis on its own.
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