battery plate experiment

[GoatboyX]

well the lead plates in an ATV battery i took apart seemed to work really well. taking 8 of the plates, stacking them using popsickle sticks, winding twine around it, and using undone paperclips to connect the electrodes and anodes, running it all on a 3 amp DC power supply that according to my dad is about 20 years old, i actually got some HHO to produce. although it was a VERY small amount, i think it might do better with some more AMPs and probably a little better design. anybody have any ideas of where i can get a cheap 10 or 12 amp power supply with just simple pos/neg connectors?

[sp1r0]

Consider using an old switching power supply from a desktop computer. I think you have to short 2 wires together, to fool it into thinking it is connected to a motherboard. I'm trying to do this, and am trying to research what wires they are.

[sp1r0]

Here'd a link that shows you which wires to short. It's called the paper clip trick. Anyway most PSU's will give you at least 10 amps at 12volts. Make sure to use ALL the 12 volt wires or you wont get much current.

http://aphnetworks.com/tutorials/psu_paperclip_trick

[JumpStart65]

This will show u how to convert the 'puter powr supply to a 5-12VDC power supply,If u don't have an old computer, u can find them on e-bay,,

http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-a-Com...b-Power-Supply

[sp1r0]

Also, as I found out, the newer power supplies have auto shut down if it detects too much of a load or an inductive spike, which was happening to me when I was hooking up an electric motor to the +12v and ground. A diode (1N4007), in series with the +12V solved this problem. (Note:A 1N4001 will not work)