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Have you watched the video? The guy who installed the brass coupler said it won't be corroded by the coolant.
by coupdejarnac 5y ago
Have you watched the video? The guy who installed the brass coupler said it won't be corroded by the coolant.
- kube-system 5y agoThat is only one of the several failures that could theoretically be caused. The fitting could potentially cause galvanic corrosion in other parts of the system as well. In any case, I’m not saying this is likely, or that the system won’t work. I’m simply saying that it’s no longer the same system designed by the automotive engineers at Tesla.
- coupdejarnac 5y agoWhat are you on about with the galvanic corrosion? The brass part is joining two plastic parts!
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- kube-system 5y agoMy mistake, I meant the opposite: electrolytic corrosion. There are potential (non-electrical) chemical variables too. The chemistry involved is complicated and I can’t claim to fully understand it. Even big automakers sometimes get it wrong from the factory.
- bserge 5y agoIt's more likely they used plastic simply because they could mould the whole thing.
- kube-system 5y agoI am sure that is the case. I was never suggesting that this part was intentionally chosen to be plastic because nothing else could work. There’s hundreds of materials you can make a fitting out of, and likely dozens of materials would work, with varying pros and cons. I’m saying this is typically a problem that would have a carefully engineered solution.
- coupdejarnac 5y agoAll this says to me is that you don't have any experience fixing plumbing, HVAC, or anything related. This whole line of reason has been completely ridiculous, and you ought to just stop.
- kube-system 5y agoI think you are reading too deeply into my comments, and thinking I am arguing something I am not.