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What is the Reversible Rack, Two Bus Bar System?
The reversible rack, two bus bar system is an innovative hard chrome plating process. This system combines the use of special racks, conforming anodes, and a spray rinse to provide:

• Increased productivity (up to six times)

• Very even plating (variations can be less than 0.001 inch over a 6-foot length)

• High quality plating

• Zero-discharge rinsing

Reversible Rack
The reversible rack is an integral part of the system. The rack is built as shown with the anode hook and the conforming anode mount insulated from the cathode hook and the "work piece" (cathode) mount.

The insulated sections isolate the anode and cathode portions of the reversible rack. Since the anode and cathode are isolated, you can mount the anode from the top and the work piece from the bottom of the tank. This system incorporates ease of mounting, ease of reversing, and isolation of the part from the activities in the rest of the plating tank. You no longer require a course in imaginative C-clamp application for odd size pieces. You no longer require expensive reversing switches. You may now reverse a part in the same tank you are plating in without affecting the plating of the other parts, you may now plate three to five times as many parts in the same size tank.

Conforming Anode
The conforming anode is the second important part of the system. Basically the conforming anode is a mat of lead, shaped to surround or be inserted into the part with 1/2-inch clearance as optimum.

Benefits of the Reversible Rack
Once the initial anode is produced, you can use it over and over again for similar sized or shaped parts. Benefits of this conforming anode configuration are as follows:

• increased plating rates (up to six times as great)

• uniformity in plating (variation less than 0.001 inch over a 6-foot length after a day of plating)

• less energy loss (not heating a lot of solution)

• isolation of the part from effects of nearby operations in the same tank.

Reversing may be accomplished next to a plating part.

Items In a Complete Set of 12 Racks (SA12)

Part #

Qty.

Description

RT01

9

1-inch copper rack tops

RT15

2

1-1/2 inch copper racks

DT05

1

Double top copper rack top

MF01

1

1-1/2 inch die and mold framework

CB01

5

1-inch clamping bottoms

CB05

5

1/2- inch clamping bottoms

CB15

3

1-1/2 inch clamping bottoms

BB01

2

1-inch blank bottoms

BB05

2

1/2- inch blank bottoms

BB15

2

1-1/2 inch blank bottoms

PB05

1

5-hole production bottom with set screws

PB04

1

4 V-slot production bottom w/set screws.

A001

6

1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1/4 inch thick 90E angle bottoms

V005

1

1/2-inch V bottom

V001

1

1-inch V bottom

V015

1

1-1/2 inch V bottom

SP01

1

12-hole production spine rack w/set screws

CC01

1

1-inch cathode crossover

CC15

1

3/8 x 1 and 1/2-inch cathode crossover

CA15

2

3/8 x 1-1/2 inch anode crossover

WH01

1

1-inch copper work holder

WH15

1

1-1/2 inch aluminum work holder

TT02

1 set

Two reversing tabs for deep-tank anodes

MB01

1

Magnet bottom

DBA1

3

Double bar anode crossover

SB10

1 set

Offset side bars, 1-inch set of 2

SB01

1 set

Side bars, 1-inch set of 2

SBL1

1 set

Side bars, 1-inch set of 2, extra long

SB015

3 sets

Side bars, 1-1/2 inch set of 2

Hardware kit 1/4 x 20 bolts