ERPS and Rust

Re: Shu Roo..........Mate was doing some suveying at a mine and was lent a comadore with Shu Roo for getting to and from the mine. He hit a roo one night and totaled the Comy with the Shu Roo operating.
I took the unit out of the vehical and held it near his dogs head and he just tipped his head side to side lookin at it. Duno about the Shu Roo's efectiveness.

Alex,
That's interesting to read. I've only had a couple of experiences where I actually witnessed roos taking evasive action to get out of my way. I know the units are limited in that they are not effective over the crest of hills etc and I would think that if there is a strong wind or other noises natural around (like thunder) around at the time, they would also fail to be noticed by the roos.
It pays to remain alert to all animals.

After the service and attention to detail...I would find it very hard not to recommend ERPS. The new owners of the company (bought it around 8 months ago) are certainly putting their money and time into the product and their customers.

One thing to be sure of: If you want to protect a “free air structure” like a vehicle you must use Capacitive Coupling. Impressed Current/Cathodic Systems are ineffective in free air. Don’t think that all electronic systems are the same or that “one size fits all”.

How ERPS Works
The Series 2000 unit is the ‘power’ behind the system. The unit operates continually from the vehicle battery and draws only 20-30 milliamps. The twelve volt DC charge is then stepped up to a high voltage and transferred to the Capacitive Couplers. The Capacitive Coupler then becomes charged so as to be the positive plate of a capacitor, whilst the structure or vehicle becomes the negative side. The high concentrations of electrons cause the surface to become covered by a layer of electrons. These electrons are held static by the dielectric (usually the paint or ferric oxide). The layer of electrons prevents or slows corrosion by lowering the metals voltage potential which means the metal becomes less reactive and therefore less likely to corrode. Corrosion/rust is a natural reaction. Put simply electrons escape from unprotected metal, combine with atmospheric molecules and ‘rust’ begins. The ERPS unit constantly replaces these electrons.

Unit Specifications

Input Voltage
+ 12Volt DC

Ground
- Negative

Current Drawn @ 12.5v
21 milliamps

Output Voltage @ 12.5v
440 DCV

Hope this is helpful. I don't have anything to do with the company, but when you get the service and meet the owners (who drove out to see my vehicle) I am certainly impressed. There is no doubt that the system has been working, but they (and I) felt it should be more effective - and they made it so!

Cheers

Sparky

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