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Originally Posted by jjcobm
- What would be the optimal water to baking soda ratio?
- What purpose do neutral plates serve?
- How can I set up an HHO generator to have optimal "bubble" (HHO) output?
- How much spacing should be required between a negative, neutral, or positive plates?
- Where would be a good place to find stainless materials for future projects?
- Where can I find good documentation on HHO generators and building them?
I really appreciate your input on this topic. |
Ok lets see if we can hook you up....
1) Dont use baking soda Use KOH ( Potassium Hydroxide ) at least thats what I use. Also the amount needed is going to be relative to what type and size Cell you build. Generally you get your electrolyzer finished, add appropriate amount of "DISTILLED" Water, add power to your cell and slowly add small amounts of KOH to the water until you get about 10-15 amps depending on what the total amperage you want to run at. You have to be real careful here because as the solution heats it will draw more amperage that is why you want to add small amounts of KOH at a time so you dont over shoot your target final amperage. You dont want a "RUN AWAY" amperage situation to occur. You can also preheat the water for a few minutes and that way as you drop the KOH in it will be pretty close to full operating temp.
2) Some people like to have neutral plates. In my experience adding the neutral plates has lessened output of the "Booster" cells I make.
3) Well thats a GOOD question!
And one that has kept us all experimenting with different Ideas.....If you come up with a design that puts out "Optimum" Gas production (Which everyone considers optimum different) you be sure to let us know. For a Booster there is no real need for any more than about 1.5 Liters a minute which is achievable with the simple Smacks Type Booster that Ash pointed you to, Plus its cheap and easy to make and is probably the design most started with in the "Booster" realm. Personally I have gotten the most gas production from the Archie Blue type and my favorite the Spiral Wassabe design. But they are pretty involved in the manufacturing....Stick with the Smacks booster for your first....Trust me!
4) Another question that varries with design type and personal preference. I generally use 1/8" on all my designs because I use standard 1/8x6x6" sheets of gasket material to cut all my spacers. These are in the plumbing department at Lowes for $1.49 here.
5) If you need sheets to cut your plates, I use Shim Stock. It is really cheap But high quality stainless. It is used by machine shops to make automotive head gaskets and such. You can find it cheap on the internet and even eBay. I bought 10 rolls on eBay a few months back for $4 a roll 1/16thx6x60". You just have to look and buy when you see a good deal. Even Napa sells it. As far as for a smacks booster all you need to do is go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy Stainless Outlet Covers with No Holes. $1.40 a piece.
6) Go here and download the whole PDF while its still available....It covers pretty much everything!
Free-Energy Devices, zero-point energy, and water as fuel
Hope that helps!
