BEWARE OF CounterAct COUNTERFEITERS!
Don't be fooled by CounterAct
imitators! CounterAct is the original capacitively coupled
electrostatic corrosion control system
with two decades of successful
use in the world's harshest corrosive conditions.
If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery than we at CounterAct should feel most flattered! Frankly we're not flattered and we doubt the sincerity of our imitators as well as their basic honesty and professional and scientific competence.
Regularly we receive communication from people that invariably begin with "I have seen something that looks or makes claims very similar to CounterAct but......"
Well nothing else is CounterAct!
Our imitators have come and gone leaving a trail of bankruptcies and defunct internet websites. Some have tried to copy the CounterAct look with look-alike enclosures in either color anodized aluminum or plastic. Others try to copy CounterAct's terminology. We are even aware of an independent test conducted on one of our own CounterAct products where the results were used to provide a veneer of credibility to one of these useless counterfeit devices!
Quite often we hear about alleged electronic rust protection products being offered for the passenger motor vehicle trade. Typically these alleged "electronic rustproofing" products are attempts at using impressed current cathodic protection, perhaps in combination with sacrificial anodes (mags or zincs), in an above ground or above the waterline application. Impressed current cathodic protection is a well proven technology but like with any well tested technology its limitations are well proven also. So any corrosion engineer worth his salt will tell you that impressed current cathodic protection will not work on above ground or above the
waterline applications, whether they are mobile or otherwise, as a relatively abundant and continuous moisture layer is necessary for the process to function. This moisture is present below ground and of course below the waterline but not out in the open air. These products may be marketed as electronic rustproofing, electronic rust prevention, electronic rust protection, electronic rust control or as an electronic rust inhibiter. All of these terms are used legitimately by corrosion professionals but again we caution that the use of impressed current cathodic protection for motor vehicles is a mis-application of the technology.
Typically one of these "electronic rustproofing" products may be marketed under a myriad of names and sold for a premium price through unsuspecting auto dealers all the while the marketer also sells the product directly to the consumer at a bargain basement price (generally under U.S.$100.00 see below). Unlike the typical firm supplying traditional electronic rustproofing to the petroleum and maritime industries, the companies supplying most of these passenger vehicle electronic rustproofing products do not have a scientific background nor do they have
scientists and engineers on staff as is the case with a typical corrosion engineering or consulting firm. In fact most of these companies are nothing but marketing firms with no scientific credibility at all!
There are some unscrupulous individuals with schemes to separate you from your hard-earned cash and who are taking advantage of the internet and trying to exploit the success and credibility of the patented and proprietary CounterAct process for their fly by night marketing programs. These products typically are built with cheap labor in under-developed nations with no relevant science or engineering personnel consulted in either the design, development or implementation.
Most of these products are cheapened versions of traditional impressed current cathodic systems or attempts to use maritime products such as sacrificial anodes (mags or zincs) that (as explained above) simply fail to work in open air environments.
Remember if you have a buried or submerged application in mind and a legitimate need for design or implementation of an impressed current cathodic protection system, that these systems typically require services provided by specialized engineering consulting firms. It is a wise precaution to always check on the educational and professional background of companies and individuals offering such services. Should your corrosion problem involve buried or submerged objects, we at CounterAct are always happy to refer inquiries to a reputable corrosion engineering firm that provides traditional impressed current cathodic protection services when
your application lends itself to this more traditional process.
As to these "CounterAct counterfeits" we would certainly never recommend that you purchase one of these products. But if for some unfathomable reason you feel the desire to do so, "Don't forget to haggle!"
Just like in a Middle-Eastern bazaar these alleged "electronic rustproofing" products are sold for what the seller can get and the very same product can range from $14.95 to$1200.00 and sell under a myriad of names. If we were forced to buy one of these we would recommend the $14.95 price. At this price one would suffer neither great loss of money nor face and the unscrupulous internet marketers could still double their money!
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Motor Vehicles
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