Originally Posted by
SmartScarecrow
what you really need to get your hands on now is 20Kv rectifier assembly ... I have seen these on eBay for about $100 or so ... I saw a couple at a ham fest I went to a couple years ago that I could have picked up used for $25 each and wish now I had grabbed them ... bottom line, what you need is out there, you just gotta hunt it down ...
it would also be very nice if you could get your hands on about a half dozen 5Kv oil filled capacitors ... these are rather large heavy gadgets but for some of what you are going to want to try, you will need to assemble a capacitor bank ...
plan your setup to handle 20Kv at about 2 amps ... your transformer will not produce that but you will find our quickly that it pays to over engineer these things ...
your transformer is capable of putting out 12,000 volts at 30 miliamps ... not quite enough to kill you, but enough to make you wish you were dead ... use much care handling high voltage ... the surface effect of this type of power can cause nerve damage and burns ... under just the right circumstances, it can indeed knock you deader than a door nail ... have respect for it ... you aint in Kansas playing with 12v anymore ...
the type of apparatus you would construct with such a power source is not your traditional brute force electrolysis device ... you will not be making HHO gas as you understand it and this type of apparatus is not appropriate for use with an HHO torch ... you are setting up to play in the emerging world of plasma physics ...
you will be working toward a method of creating a device that exhibits many of the characteristics of what folks call "cold fusion" ... you might also pursue the cool effects many have shown on YouTube where they literally cause water to explode with a spark plug ...
double check your safety gear ... you will want welding glasses so you can safely observe the plasma ... you will want a full face shield, Lowes, Home Depot, about $30 ... a rubber non conductive mat on the floor to stand on ... welder's gloves ... dont underestimate the hazards ... I know a few folks that have been hurt playing with this stuff ... but it is fascinating work and is highly additive ... your television will accumulate a thick layer of dust when you get into it ...