So I wrote to Counteractrust.com and they replied with the following:
Without any knowledge of the correctness of the installation it is difficult to properly comment on this. From the photos one cannot say if the device is properly installed.
From the one photo of the device I would say that the installation was not the "cleanest"
in that extra loops of wire were left rather than the wire being cut to size as one of our trained installation agents might do. That being said there is absolutely nothing wrong with having extra wire,as far as performance it just makes for a better install and less chance of accidental damage when the wire is out of the way.
We receive e-mails like this all the time. Most of the time it shows where the phrase "don't try this at home came from!"
In this case I would first say that the fellow doing the test is obviously intelligent and articulate and has taken some pains within the limitations of such a "test" to follow the scientific method.
I will refer this to our genuine tech people but off the top of my head from years of dealing with this product I would offer the following comments.
1.Steel wool was a poor choice for the test in that the device produces a uniform polarity surface charge. thus every fiber would have a negative surface charge and the charge on the fibers in such close proximity would tend to interfere with one another (remember likes repel) a flat piece of metal would be better
2.Using even a plastic bolt or screw to attach the one sample permits the possibility of electronic bridging through salts, conductive elements etc so that there is no guarantee that the second sample is isolated from the vehicle
3.We or our sales agents often perform a similar test using automotive grade steel coupons. A single piece of automotive steel panel is grooved in the center. Each half is then drilled in the half''s center.
When testing, the piece is snapped in half so that each piece is relatively uniform. One piece is attached to the vehicle with a metal screw or bolt though the drilled hole. The other is attached in close proximity via a nylon wire tie. As the tie is not fixed to the body it serves to largely preclude salt bridging except in the most extreme conditions.
I will see if some of our tech people can provide you with better input
ND
This is very encouraging and may even lead to another experiment!
Without any knowledge of the correctness of the installation it is difficult to properly comment on this. From the photos one cannot say if the device is properly installed.
From the one photo of the device I would say that the installation was not the "cleanest"
in that extra loops of wire were left rather than the wire being cut to size as one of our trained installation agents might do. That being said there is absolutely nothing wrong with having extra wire,as far as performance it just makes for a better install and less chance of accidental damage when the wire is out of the way.
We receive e-mails like this all the time. Most of the time it shows where the phrase "don't try this at home came from!"
In this case I would first say that the fellow doing the test is obviously intelligent and articulate and has taken some pains within the limitations of such a "test" to follow the scientific method.
I will refer this to our genuine tech people but off the top of my head from years of dealing with this product I would offer the following comments.
1.Steel wool was a poor choice for the test in that the device produces a uniform polarity surface charge. thus every fiber would have a negative surface charge and the charge on the fibers in such close proximity would tend to interfere with one another (remember likes repel) a flat piece of metal would be better
2.Using even a plastic bolt or screw to attach the one sample permits the possibility of electronic bridging through salts, conductive elements etc so that there is no guarantee that the second sample is isolated from the vehicle
3.We or our sales agents often perform a similar test using automotive grade steel coupons. A single piece of automotive steel panel is grooved in the center. Each half is then drilled in the half''s center.
When testing, the piece is snapped in half so that each piece is relatively uniform. One piece is attached to the vehicle with a metal screw or bolt though the drilled hole. The other is attached in close proximity via a nylon wire tie. As the tie is not fixed to the body it serves to largely preclude salt bridging except in the most extreme conditions.
I will see if some of our tech people can provide you with better input
ND
This is very encouraging and may even lead to another experiment!
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