MELT DOWN

[NotSoOldHippy]

How sad that the HHO cultist got suspended from Google after filing numerous fraudulent DMCA claims for other people's videos.

[xxxxxJSxxxxx]

Well, thats one big and mad thing.

How mush did you spend for making this thing, its monsterious. Noce work, and gool luck for further works. :)

[rainmaker0909]

thank you all for rating and comments

[ZEROPOINT132]

A valuable lesson.

cheers.

[rainmaker0909]

Yes it was

[jayhawkhho]

Everybody has failers thats why we call them experiments just keep pounding away .We all learn from our mistakes

Jayhawkhho

[rainmaker0909]

Thanks for your support. I will learn from this mistake!

[tjgame2]

Thats a good idea to add a temp cut off, something just under the melt down temp.

[rainmaker0909]

i will come up with something. My mistake but it will not happen again. I have been working them for the install but i never thought i needed them,"this was my misstake"

[HHOPWR]

Thanks for sharing. The failures are sometimes more important than the successes. I am not sure what you are using for gasket material but due to a similar experience I had I would bet that it is soft neoprene. Mine absorbed electrolite and shorted out my entire device. I had a very similar looking cell. I switched to Nitrile (Scarecrow's recomendation). I have had no such problems since.

Keep up the fight

Larry

[rainmaker0909]

good idea! and yes i use neoprene. but i my switch over.

[HHOPWR]

Just one more suggestion that you may want to take a close look at. In your video you mentioned Lexan end plates. I only tried Lexan once and I am going to try Lexan one more time. My problem with Lexan the first time was that the electrolite etched groves in the lexan. The groves eventually went under the gasket and caused leaks. Lexan's big advantage is it's heat resistance and toughness but it is not very chemical resistant. Acrylic is unaffected by KOH or NaOH.

Larry

[rainmaker0909]

thanks for the information. I my have to change, i have 6 more plates, maybe I'll use them for something else. I'm not sure were to get Acrylic at a good price

[SmartScarecrow]

think you will find that your gaskets have absorbed electrolyte and are now conductive ... when you get it apart, clean one of them really, really well ... maybe even soak it in vinegar overnight to try to neutralize the electrolyte chemical ... then rinse well ... bet you find that the gasket material is conductive ... have had a similar meltdown myself ... no fun ... pick up the pieces and start over ...

[rainmaker0909]

thanks for the support. I will check them. I think I will use 3/32" gasket material. but not sure if it would help