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Old 03-31-2016, 12:09 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by boatpoker View Post
Yes, the amount of current dictates the corrosion. In galvanic current you are talking about milliamps and stray current you are talking about amps, sometime very high amperage. I've never seen stray (leaking) current in the milli range.This is a clearly recognized difference in any corrosion analysis course you may take.

PS. I'm an ABYC Certified Corrosion Analyst.
That's good to know. Since the OP wants to know if his zinc usage is abnormal, measurement of the current would tell us if it was Galvanic or stray current leakage. Thanks...................
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