To: Toespi
Was one wire isolated and run to a metal object? If so it might have been the equivalent of a zink or amp bag. they use them to help prevent corrosion. In an amp bag design it would product a small electrical current that would help prevent corrosion and the jug would contain some sort of acid (may be mild) and would not last for years. But one wire would have been for ground and most likely none isolated and/or run to a grounding pole, the other would have to be isolated up to the item it would have been connected to.
15 posted on
06/10/2015 6:08:58 PM PDT by
jafojeffsurf
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To: Toespi
Sorry isolated = insulated
25 posted on
06/10/2015 6:12:40 PM PDT by
jafojeffsurf
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To: jafojeffsurf
Like some kind of cathodic protection?
35 posted on
06/10/2015 6:19:22 PM PDT by
Fred Hayek
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To: jafojeffsurf
Don't drink anything in abandoned beer or soda bottles!
49 posted on
06/10/2015 6:29:03 PM PDT by
kitchen
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To: jafojeffsurf; Toespi
Oops, that was meant for Toespi.
57 posted on
06/10/2015 6:34:41 PM PDT by
kitchen
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To: jafojeffsurf
Those are “anodes” and usually are magnesium or zinc. They would have one wire attached to a buried tank or pipeline and not be encased in a plastic bottle (insulator).
68 posted on
06/10/2015 6:41:45 PM PDT by
PA Engineer
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To: jafojeffsurf
Cathodic protection, likely as well.
110 posted on
06/10/2015 7:40:28 PM PDT by
Bulwyf
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