Electrolyte & Amperage Ratio for HHO Converter.
In my research I'm finding that people are using an assortment of compounds to add acid in the water for continuity. Some of these include Salt and Baking Soda..
In all of the examples and videos that I've seen, everybody just says the amount that works for them; then they say that it is a trial and error solution.
Does anybody know what the proper Ph balance is to draw 15 Amps?
Is there a ratio table, or, a formula that will will show how much amperage will be drawn at certain Ph balances with a certain quantity of water?
It seems that you can add anything acidic to the water to make the Ph balance go up? Could you also just use Ph Add solution.. Like the stuff they use for pools and fish tanks? Or maybe even lemon juice, or the acid squeezed from orange peels?
That seems like it would be the cleanest solution. And possible less corrosive than salt? (no crystals).
That clears up a lot for me.
I understand things a bit better now..
Especially I was confused when I saw that people were using baking soda as an electrolyte.
I learned that acid was used to conduct electricity in water.. wasn't aware that alkaline also worked and is better.
I sometimes use baking soda in water to counter-act acid indigestion.. lol so, I knew it was alkaline..
It's a shame.. most of the YouTube videos say to use salt and baking soda..
Also.. where would I get Potassium or Sodium Hydroxide.
Thanks I will check there
A formula for Amperage.. Where V=Volts, I=Amps, R=Ohms is the resistance measured in Ohms... V=IR so, Resistance we would need to overcome with an electrolyte would be: R=V/I R=12/15=.8 Ohms (12 volts(V), 15 Amps(I).
Do you know how many Ohms KOH & NaHo give in say a litre of water.
According to the article, you would have to have I=12/.1=120amps for a resistance of .1 Ohms.
He is a clip from an article I found online..
Let's start with the simple equation V = IR. The equation can be rearranged to I = V/R. 6 volts flowing across a resistance of 2 ohms would give a current of 3 amperes. A strong solution of electrolyte will have a very low R, nowhere near a full ohm and usually much less than 1/10 of an ohm. Thus, the value of I will be very high unless one introduces some more resistance to the circuit. Keep in mind that R for a solution depends on the path length, just as it does in a wire; electrodes farther apart in the solution will allow less current to flow.