Any Suggestions To Prevent Corrosion On Bergeon 5555/98 Watch Holder?

[SSTEEL]

When I purchased my Bergeon water resistance tester, second hand, the 5555/98, I had to renew the shaft and hanger due to excessive corrosion.  

 

Luckily Cousins sells replacements (for how long I don't know), well, my new part is also started to show corrosion, and I have followed the guidelines in the manual and only used distilled water, so thought I would ask you guys if you have any advice, tips, ideas I can put into motion to stop the corrosion reforming.

 

Anyone know what I can do?

[SSTEEL]

Here's an example photo, this is not mine.

 

Bergeon 5555:98 corrosion by Micky.!, on Flickr

Edited November 9, 2014 by SSTEEL

[Geo]

Make one out of stainless steel, probably be cheaper than buying a spare part and it will last forever.

[SSTEEL]

That would be best, but I don't have a mini lathe yet, so I can't do that right now.

[clockboy]

I agree with Geo the best way is to make another. Does not look a difficult job, just a bit of thread & lathe work.

If not look up metals4u.co.uk they have an amazing amount of different stocks & sizes.

[SSTEEL]

Cool, thanks, so now I need someone like Mark to make me one :P

[Mark]

Cool, thanks, so now I need someone like Mark to make me one :P

 

'fraid my watch lathe is a teensie bit small for that. 

 

But I am shocked at this - it really should not have corroded when you consider the price of these things.

 

I have had the Calypso model (very similar to the Bergeon) for about 15 or so years and never had any problems with corrosion - and I am naughty, I have used regular tap water many times when I run out of the de-ionised stuff.

[SSTEEL]

I know, its crazy, I wonder if I were to contact Bergen themselves, and suggest they make a stainless option they would be interested?  Seems below par per their usual quality so one would think they would like to improve on this.

 

Talking of Bergeon, and improvements, has anyone seen the new Bergeon winders, more specifically the new design of the actual watch restraints?

 

7802

 

Bergeon 7802 by Micky.!, on Flickr

 

7803

 

Bergeon 7803 by Micky.!, on Flickr

 

I was never happy with the old style watch restraints, and always use velcro straps to secure watches to the arms, but now I am wondering if I can get those restraints separately from Bergeon.

 

Bergeon 7802.220 by Micky.!, on Flickr

 

Bergeon 7803.220 by Micky.!, on Flickr

Edited November 11, 2014 by SSTEEL

[bobm12]

Looks like they might as well use chairs for the watches and they will have a great time! :D

[Mark]

Recliners for watches :)

 

I like my old Elma Cyclomat - it's a noisy bugger but it just keeps going. Not sure about the new Bergeon one - looks cool.

 

 

I wonder if the Bergeon holders will fit on the Elma - now that would be cool.

[SSTEEL]

Don't think the arms would be long enough, however, they would fit the old style Bergeon like mine.

 

  Untitled by Micky.!, on Flickr

[Mark]

Your bench is just way too organised for my liking Micky :D

[SSTEEL]

I do suffer from OCD, so maybe its that :P

[SSTEEL]

And another bites the dust, damn it, I have been using distilled water too.  Do you think Deionised water would be more suitable to prevent corrosion?  This is my third rod now.

DSC09062 by S STEEL, on Flickr

[watchabit]

Search in your area for a commercial fabrication shop. They could copy that in stainless for little money. I use them (fab shops) often

[SSTEEL]

Thats a great idea, thanks.

 

Another problem I'm experiencing though is the bottom of the chamber corrodes like crazy too.

Bergeon 5555/98 Chamber base corrosion by S STEEL, on Flickr

Edited February 26, 2018 by SSTEEL

[watchabit]

If it were mine, I would disassemble and have the cast aluminum (zinc ?) parts cleaned by glass beading, then I would paint them with this... 

http://shop.masterseriesct.com/product.sc;jsessionid=09891C0B584416E173AEA791283838F0.p3plqscsfapp001?productId=8

I'd suggest thinning it a bit and using thin coats so as not to affect dimensions. MCU is moisture cured urethane, I've used it for many things outside the box. 

[Tmuir]

I wonder if its galvanic reaction between dissimilar metals that is causing the corrosion.

Looks like the platform you hang the watches is stainless steel and the screw and C clip are just steel and the shaft is aluminum.

All that sitting in water is a prime for galvanic reaction.

http://www.anzor.com.au/blog/galvanic-corrosion-keep-those-metals-apart/

[watchabit]

That's exactly what it is. Looks like the lower end of an old outboard motor. Maybe attach a small zinc anode?

[watchabit]

Hey, now days you could probably get that base and top 3d printed in a strong hard plastic?  Again pretty small money considering the result. And yes, you think Bergeon would have done this already and made replacement parts...  Still would be much cheaper to have them made yourself.