There is a fabric that could be used to keep hydrogen & oxygen bubbles separate, or rather to prevent them from mixing as they're made on opposite sides of the space between two plates in a dry cell,...
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There is a fabric that could be used to keep hydrogen & oxygen bubbles separate, or rather to prevent them from mixing as they're made on opposite sides of the space between two plates in a dry cell,...
The whole flame arrestor and bubbler issue is one that scares the bejeesus out of me.
You can't afford to screw up on these items it seems.
In New Zealand, it's damn nigh impossible to get the...
Interesting subject, and one that I've been thinking about as well.
One of the problems that I think may be an issue is that the lag between when the current is varied, to the amount of gas being...
Hi Diesel133,
Did you ever post any pics of this arrangement? Sounds pretty cool - actually manufacturing your own gaskets out of scrap rubber. would it not be easier to cut out of sheet rubber...
Hi Plasma,
It certainly clears one aspect of the design up, but also leads to a few more questions.
I'm wondering if the design is not as (theoretically) efficient as a drycell using similar...
Sure looks like a pretty robust design. Not sure how it's assembled though. Would need to know at least that before I consider one of these. I don't think I'm on my own on this.
Cheers,
Martin.
Hi Thierry,
Good luck with this project!
Keep us posted on it's progress.
Cheers,
Martin.
Just a small point in the initial statement; you mentioned "cruising down the highway ~ 2000rpm ~ 3000litres of air per minute".
This assumes that you have floored it, and the air inlet system is...
It will totally depend on the capability of the alternator. Also, generally, alternators are rated at their top speed. In my job, we often retrofit a large alternator to an engine, for battery...
Hi Mike,
I find it really pays to read up quite a bit a do "research" that way.
Initially, I was going to make a system like a smack cell, as they're pretty simple, but then thought about the...
Some one - correct me if I'm wrong here;
I think the solution to this problem would be to work out how many amps you should be drawing, based on the exposed surface of your cell, and then slowly...
I couldn't agree more!
Reading about this technology - old as it is - is a really great way to learn about it.
There are loads of people on this forum that have different levels and fields of...
Sounds like smoke & mirrors to me - but following this thread as it sounds kind of interesting.
Hi Boosters,
There's a bit of a knack to cutting and machining stainless steel. It work-hardens on the surface that is machined/cut/worked, so the idea is to use a ton of cutting pressure to get the...
Actually, I was just reading a local electronics distributors catalog and saw that they sold high current solid state relays - kind of works like a BIG mosfet, but can only switch once every second...
Just a hunch... Maybe your engine has had a bit of a clean up. Can't think of anything else.
Keep it up.
Cheers,
Martin.:)
Doing the research...
Learned quite a bit so far - mostly from other people's mistakes. I'm sure I'll make a few clangers before too long though.
Cheers,
Drafty.
Great! Another design decision made - Don't use spade connectors on the dry cell plate connections.
I'm picking that with stainless steel, the electrical connection would be even worse than a brass...
In a nutshell, what can we expect to gain from this?
Hey Stevo - Pretty nifty little google search hint - what-ever-you-call-it. Howja do that?
Also, are the plates such a tight fit in the square middle spacer that there is hardly any current...
I'd love to see more info on your set-up. Diagrams & pics maybe.:)
Do you know what went wrong with them. They look pretty solid...
I've seen this PWM on Ebay, which looks pretty good. anyone here used one of these?
Cheers,
Martin.
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What lhazelton said, and ensure that your connections are really tight. I've seen this in a large power generator where the thing blew the connections and caught fire. A very spectacular and...
I think this would be one of the most critical things to get right. If it isn't, it could cost $$$$, causing loads of damage.
Where did you get the clear tube from.
Cheers,
Martin.