Talk:Galvanic anode
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It should not be merged, but referenced. Cathodic protection is a process that a galvanic anode is only a part of and is conceptually different. --Dennis 00:00, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
I concur. There are two main types of CP. Use of galvanic anodes is one, and the other is current cathodic protection(ICCP). This uses an AC powered rectifier and has many operational differences from the galvanic anode CP. FYI I'm a CP expert from NACE International and use both galvanic and ICCP CP systems. --Derek 12 September 2005
On the other hand I am not an expert but I got here from sacrificial anode. I would have thought that sacrificial anode should be merged with galvanic anode, but the article on sacrificial anodes seems to think that the term can be applied to plating anodes (were the metal is not sacrificed but transferred to the cathode). Is this an error or is it a usage that I have never met?
I think that sacrificial anode , as it applies to cathodic protection should be redirected to galvanic anode, however I don't know enough about the plating process and the terminology in that industry.
Derek Cafe Nervosa 23:14, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
