Originally Posted by
BeaverRat
Ok, so this is as good as I can get it? What about the bubbles in the cell input line? Doesn't that suggest the water level in the cell is still lowering?
So your suggestion is that the amps drop because of the HHO bubbles being produced block the ion flow, which is normal, but are you sure that the problem still isn't gas pressure at the top of the cell forcing the electrolyte level down? Because wouldn't you agree that the amps in the video drop rather slowly?
Also, just for comparison purposes, how many amps does your cell drop from the moment you flip the PSU switch to when it stabalizes?
Thanks
The gas pressure will always force some bubbles and e-lite back out the bottom hose. The only way to stop that would be to use a small pump and pump e-lite through the cell. With a pump your overall effeciency will drop when you take the amp draw from the pump into count. It will keep amp draw up slightly but lower effeciency.
Yes the amp draw does drop rather slowly suggesting that the gas pressure is lowering the e-lite level. I am sure that is happening as gas builds up at the top of your cell. That is always going to happen to some extent. It is just the nature of any cell.
As far as amp drop on my cell. I am unsure as to how much it drops. I do not use an inline amp meter like you do. I have long stopped measuring amp draw at start up because it is always slightly higher than running amp draw.
Before when your cell was losing half of its amp draw you had problems. Now it is just acting like a normal cell. You might make slight gains with larger hoses but not enough to be worth the trouble. My Nickel cell will produce 7+ LPM using 2 1/8" hoses like you are.
Larry
2008 Nissan Frontier 4X4 Nismo. 12 MPG baseline with my normal commute and heavy stop and go daily driving. Generator installed and working on 3/29/2009
Up to 14.5 MPG with no enhancers. Still testing the effects of lots of HHO and no electronic enhancers.