darthskull to No Stupid Questions · 1 year agoWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?darthskull to No Stupid Questions · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up85·1 year agoSacrificial Part is the general term.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoAnother example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline
minus-squarecorsicanguppylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOld beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve seen it on residential gas lines too.
Sacrificial Part is the general term.
Another example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline
Sacrificial anode
Usually zinc
Old beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.
I’ve seen it on residential gas lines too.
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