002 HHO Dry Cell Components: HHO Drycell 5.5 mmw 500 watts 3L
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why dont you use lock nuts?
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i think i will copy your control box idea!!! good job!!!!! scott
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Hi Marshall,
VERY nice setup!
I've built the big hunk of wall plates into a cell, then worked up to a SMACKS cell, which is what I'm currently installing in my stang.
However, I'm about to move to what looks like the most efficient design, which is a drycell such as yours.
I was wondering how thick your plates are?
10% gain so far at least, ey? that's worth all the effort, isn't it? At $4/gal, that's a $.40 savings per gal!
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love your setup ... once of the nicest ones I have seen ... I have some idea of how much work went into this piece ... but I gotta smack you in the back of the head with a 2x4 for using aluminum ... there is a violent chemical reaction between aluminum and many common electrolyte checmicals including KOH and NaOH ... it will generate a lot of hydrogen but not in the way you want or a way you can control ...
Thanks for all the info and tips, nice design too....if the cells are in series, the small leakage thru the pond liner gaskets will add in series, reducing total leakage loss. The conductivity of the electrolyte will probably make this loss insignificant.
smokyatgroups 3 years ago
After I discovered that the pond liner was electrically conductive I added a second gasket made from PVC. Now each plate is isolated. When I put it together with just the fish pond liner gaskets it was like it was one solid block of metal. There was a little resistance throught the gaskets but not very much. I never put power to it until after I added the PVC gaskets.
Mars
mars1952 3 years ago
The Plates are .050" non-magnetic door kick plates. There is no reason for them to be so thick. I already had them so I used them. IO have the plates for my next generator already and they are .032". Even thinner would be OK but I got the .032 plates for $1.00 a pound. If you watch my other videos you will see that I have made some modifications and I have achieved an 18.9% increase with the truck empty and 10% pulling a trailer (12,500 GVW). I don't think that I've reached the upper limit yet.
mars1952 3 years ago
Hi SmartScarecrow: The aluminum is not in contact with the electrolyte the fitting are threaded into the nylon plates and the aluminum plates are just used to reinforce the nylon. There is an oversized hole for the fittings. The only way that any electrolyte with come in contact with the aluminum is if there is a leak.
The plates are nonmagnetic stainless steel of an unknown grade. The electrolyte is distilled water (from a dehumidifier) and 1/2tsp of NaOH per quart.
Good luck, Marshall
mars1952 3 years ago