I'm about to give up!

[ericnickel]

I put together this dry cell and not getting the results I think I should be. To generate 8amps cold I need 12 tsp per 2 cups of water. (the unit hold just shy of 2 cups) That seems like an awful lot of lye. I'm scared to add any more. The jar that I use to mix the water and lye gets VERY hot while mixing the two together. I'm only producing .75 LPM as well. Also, after running this configuration for a half hour, the solution is full of little 'snowflakes'. I am using distilled water but am now thinking that the water I bought isn't what it says it is. Any ideas people?
Thanks,
Eric

http://smacksboosters.110mb.com/BB%2...20Document.pdf

[Mulenson]

I put together this dry cell and not getting the results I think I should be. To generate 8amps cold I need 12 tsp per 2 cups of water. (the unit hold just shy of 2 cups) That seems like an awful lot of lye. I'm scared to add any more. The jar that I use to mix the water and lye gets VERY hot while mixing the two together. I'm only producing .75 LPM as well. Also, after running this configuration for a half hour, the solution is full of little 'snowflakes'. I am using distilled water but am now thinking that the water I bought isn't what it says it is. Any ideas people?
Thanks,
Eric

http://smacksboosters.110mb.com/BB%2...20Document.pdf

Eric, what do you mean? "the unit holds 2 cups" Do you have a reservoir for that dry cell? how big is that? I have basically the same cell, with the end plates being Neg. and the inside plate, just one, being positive. I have a 2 gallon reservoir. It has proven to keep the heat down. I have mixed 1 lb of lye to 1 Gallon of water. I am currently rebuilding my design and am incorporating 2 cells. I was not getting results either, until I mixed the solution stronger with about 1 1/4 pounds to 1 gallon. My amps got to about 22 and my output was close to 2 liters/ minute. With no PWM. Keep it up. Make a large reservoir and increase the lye! mulenson

[ericnickel]

The cell holds just under 2 cups and the remainder I put in my bubbler. What about the 'snow flakes'? If I let it go further, it turns into brow sludge like it has in the past. 12 tsp of lye to 2 cups water seemed a bit excessive to me, it isn't out of the norm?

[DodgeViper]

Use KOH and Distilled Water... Period...

[ericnickel]

Thanks for your reply Viper but it didn't realy answer any of my questions.

[Roland Jacques]

For KOH it takes 10 Lbs per gallon to reach 28% saturation. (lye is in that same neighborhood) 12 tsp is nothing!! http://www.ashtachemicals.com/products/kohchem.htm

By the way 96 watts producing .75 LPM is very good in my book. I'll bet it a good mmw
(cant find my MMW calculator link, and right now I'm having a hard time to remember how to do it long hand.)