HHO Cell - Stan Meyer Design.

[sushimoto]

@peterpierre

Are you located in germany?

best,
sushi

[peterpierre]

For the time being - I am. Why?

[HeairBear]

Yes and i still don't know what you are talking about. Why do you think you cannot measure capacitance with a RLC meter?
If you claim that I'd want to know why.

And spare us the "Electronics 101" statement, please.

The meters will give you a false reading. The water itself is the cause of the problem. Any LCR meter is designed for typical capacitors, not water. If you could find a way to be certain of a real measurement, the numbers of the cell alone will matter very little, if any at all. As soon as any amperage goes through the water it's no longer a capacitor. That means to use the cell as a capacitor you would have to use an applied voltage of about 1 volt or less depending on the water.

[peterpierre]

x-actly  HeairBear  ... that is why the electrodes MUST be isolated, in order for the cell to be a capacitor.

[HeairBear]

That's just it, it can't be any kind of capacitor because the dielectric is always breaking down. The isolation helps in a different way but doesn't add capacitance or anything like that. For instance, try to measure voltage of an open cell after the water has settled for a few hours. As you take the measurement, stir the water. You will now see a small EMF generated in the cell caused by the movement of the water since the water molecule is polarized.