Method and equipment for determining conditions of stiction between a braking element and an element to be braked

An apparatus comprising:

• a first support configured to receive a first mechanical element;
• a second support arranged opposite to the first support and configured to receive a second mechanical element, the first and second supports arranged such that the first and second mechanical elements, when received by the first and second supports, are positioned between the first and second supports, the second support configured to be movable towards the first support to press the first and second mechanical elements against one another;
• a container configured to hold an electrolyte and to accommodate at least a portion of the first and second mechanical elements;
• electrical equipment including a plurality of electrodes, the electrical equipment configured to adjust electrochemical conditions to which the first and second mechanical elements are subject to while the first and second mechanical elements are pressed against one another and immersed in the electrolyte;
• and
• a plurality of guides, the second support movable towards the first support along the plurality of guides.