Originally Posted by
AnActualPhysicist
Forgive me, I'm quite new here so I haven't had time to read many threads. But I was under the impression that AC voltages don't work for electrolysis. Unless you're planning to use a small amplitude AC voltage with a large DC offset, like rectified AC with a smoothing capacitor. But wouldn't that just be electrically inefficient?
I guess my question is, do the bubbles attached to the plates actually lower the production rate? Have you actually measured a consistent and significant reduction in amperage when the bubbles appear? Are you certain that the two are really correlated, and what supporting evidence do you have?
Based on my knowledge of electricity I am having a very hard time seeing how bubbles could significantly impact the total resistance of the cell.
**Also, I wasn't able to open that file you linked, not sure why. Could you re-upload it as a pdf?**