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> Aluminum (like most anything else) can either
> be a cathode or an anode, depending on what type of electrochemical
> cell you've got.
This is consistent with what the Fibrespar sales rep told me last year.
He said aluminum and carbon cause electrolysis. The breaking problem was
fixed by putting a healthy layer of resin between the carbon arms and
the aluminum in the head joint.
- John Morris
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