Originally Posted by
thebargew
Hmm... OK what is the purpose of having metal with no current?
The purpose is to reduce the voltage accross the cell. Why? Because it only takes 1.4 volts to produce hydrogen from water. All the extra voltage is released as heat energy. Each nuetral plate drops the voltage accross the cell by 1 to 1.5 volts. Also the neutral plate will take the polarity of the nearest charged plate, so in effect the n plate can produce hho w/o actually being connected to the power supply. They also supposedly reduce amp draw though I havent tested this personally. Neutral plates are good if you cant step down the DC power. You can get the same effect by running 2 or more cells in series w/o neutral plates. Two cells in series would have 6 volts applied to each on a 12 volt system.
2006 Ram, 5.9 cummins HO. 4 cell design, 1.5 LPM@30amp, 24.3 MPG