speeder..... that was sposed to be a 4.39.....nice catch, got you all excited!
banana.......
this might be some good reading, to get an idea of what is happening inside the generator.
anode (+) and cathode (-). any metal can be used, however; i experimented with aluminum step flashing (aprox 30ga. 4"x6" plates) and the positive charged side started to show holes through it after 1 hour. the reason for this is because the oxygen forms at the positive charge, and oxygen likes to bond with something (thats why oxygen in its elemental form is O2). the lone oxygen atom will oxydize the aluminum, lead, copper, steel, and eventually just eat it away. in my case i had aluminum oxide falling out of the solution. it will work with any metal, but the electrodes wont last long unless you use stainless. stainless should last VERY long compared to the soft metals, however it is pricey. i am working on making a tester unit to see if it warrants the cost of buying stainless for the final product.
also, another thing to consider, wich i am going to be playing with in my tester generator but havent figured out yet.......will a heavy electrolyte concentration make the generator work faster, allowing a smaller unit to be built and draw more amperage, essentially being "worked harder" or does it only work faster to a certain point where it plateus HHO production/amperage draw.
within a week or so i should have some results/answers to our questions from my tester. dont forget to make a bubbler chamber if you make a generator, and i also will be designing blow out plugs to keep the tanks from exploding should there be an accidental ignition. HHO gas is volatile and burns extremely fast!
i am aiming to keep the draw at around 30 amps, i think that is a safe spot for not cooking alternators, draining batteries at idle, and i also think that drawing more amps than 30 in a small generator (1'x2'x8") would start to create too much heat, and start to warp plates, causing them to short and pop fuses or ignite the gas and go boom. lots of options.....the whole idea is so simple that its very flexible.
