| Job Title |
Cathode Maker |
| Job Description |
Tends Tanks And Related Equipment That Coats Cathode Screens
With Asbestos For Use In Electrolytic Cells: Opens Valve To Fill
Cathode Tank With Caustic Liquor. Weighs Out Prescribed Quantity
Of Asbestos And Dumps It Into Tank. Starts Air Compressor And
Opens Valve To Force Asbestos And Cell Liquor To Mixing Tank And
Return It To Cathode Tank After Agitation For Specified Time.
Draws Sample Of Resulting Slurry And Determines Specific
Gravity, Using Hydrometer. Positions Cathode Screen Over Cathode
Tank, Using Crane. Connects Vacuum Hose To Cathode And Lowers
Cathode Into Tank For Asbestos Coating, Using Hoist. Observes
Vacuum Gauge To Determine Number Of Dips Or Immersion Time
Necessary To Apply Asbestos Coating Of Specified Thickness To
Cathode. Applies Asbestos Tape To Secure Cathode Rim. Transfers
Coated Cathode To Drying Area, Using Crane. Records Number Of
Cathodes Coated, Immersion And Drying Time, And Quantity Of
Materials Used. May Tin Cathode Bars, Using Tinning Compound.
May Cut Asbestos Paper To Size And Cover Screens And Plates With
New Linings.
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