Aphasiac's 12HP Hydrogen Project

[IronHead]

Nice job  . you got your self a sweet little 12 volter there.
Have you ever tried to seal the plates off from one another so
the voltage is forced to go through the plates ?
The Cell would produce abit better in the long run.
Anyway,  great job keep up the good work.


A true builder ya be
IronHead

[Aphasiac]

No, I haven't... but was planning to ask you about that!

How did you do it? I know you mentioned that you had success in another thread, but I forget how you said you did it... did you have them coated in teflon?  And... if I can do this, then why can't I use any kind of metal and wrap it up... wouldn't the plastic protect the metal from breaking down?

So many questions. 

Oh... and I think the Turtle is rubbing off on you; now I'm having visions of Johhny Depp on the High Seas when I read your words. lol.

Thanks, IH.

[IronHead]

LOL
Metal is conductive so you don't want that. Acrylic or Plexiglas is a good way to go.
Any hardware store should have small sheets you can buy. Just get enough to cover the 4 sides . Boxing the Cell stack in  leaving the top and bottom open . GOOP is a good glue to use to do this as it does not break down in the process .You can get that just about all stores as well . This is a good way to start .
I will make a drawing for you tonight if you want to give it a go.

One other thing is the water level . I have found that the water level should be right
around the level of the plates if you go much higher than the cell takes alot more amps
,lower and the cell does not produce well .Does not have to be exact , just close.

Have fun
IronHead

[Aphasiac]

Ok, I'll try it out on my next cell build. There's no space in this configuration. Don't worry abt the drawings... I can ask you for them when the time comes if needed... but I think I've got the basic idea.

More importantly... what are you using for a pulse/freq generator? I've got about 30 difft schematics, but from what I've read, some work, some don't. Is there one in particular that I should be looking at?

I've got an old cold war era EICO signal generator here...  ;P  And a closet full of parts for breadboarding. Just trying to establish my best build.

Thanks, Mark.

[Aphasiac]

Oh wait! Now I know what you mean. I thought you were suggesting that I cover each individual plate, which didn't make a whole lotta sense to me. But this kinda does. I mean, I see the logic. I think. Yeah. I do. I'll try it.  lol.