Graphite Plates?

[HomeGrown]

I received my graphite plates Sat. and drilled them out today. What an easy material to work with.

What size plates, what thickness, how many, and what is the cell configuration?

[Dewayne]

What size plates, what thickness, how many, and what is the cell configuration?

I got 6 plates, they are .250"x4"x6" and the config will be +-+-+-.
I'll be using a PWM (modulating the plates at about 28khz)
and a EFIE along with Vacuum.

I'm baseing all this information on the works of a person that has been
using Graphite plates for over 3 years.

[Omega]

I get real uneasy with ads that have numerous misspellings, as the graphite gen listing on craigslist has. The technical aspects are omitted, also.

I'll stay on the sidelines on the graphite issue until I see some concrete successes.

[Dewayne]

If you would like to see the draws of my design goto the listed link.

http://forum.beawindhog.com/cgi-bin/...218515372/s-0/

[Omega]

If you would like to see the draws of my design goto the listed link.

http://forum.beawindhog.com/cgi-bin/...218515372/s-0/

I looked at your design; looks interesting.

I also read some of the info on the thread linked to and I'm amazed at the statements like "graphite (cells) don't make heat...", "graphite cells need to be heated", "forget neutral plates" and so forth. I would think that the electrical properties within a cell would be the same, regardless of electrode material. If current is passed through the electrolyte solution (or even water), especially without neutrals, heat is going to be a factor.

I'll follow this off shoot of the HHO world with great interest.

[HomeGrown]

If you would like to see the draws of my design goto the listed link.

http://forum.beawindhog.com/cgi-bin/...218515372/s-0/

Nice drawings, Dewayne! I like the simple, robust cell design. I'm tempted to give graphite a try myself, as it has properties that are superior to stainless. Namely, lack of heat build-up and ease of machining. As long as it holds up as well as stainless, it sounds like a good concept.

[Dewayne]

Nice drawings, Dewayne! I like the simple, robust cell design. I'm tempted to give graphite a try myself, as it has properties that are superior to stainless. Namely, lack of heat build-up and ease of machining. As long as it holds up as well as stainless, it sounds like a good concept.

In the drawing of the ABS housing you will notice I have the nylon rod touching the inside walls. This is to give the plates some stability side to side.

[HomeGrown]

In the drawing of the ABS housing you will notice I have the nylon rod touching the inside walls. This is to give the plates some stability side to side.

Yep, I noticed (and approved) of that.

[Boltazar]

OK Guys, Graphite appears the way to go but how DO you attach wires to it. On a miter saw I have a brush had to be replaced and I noticed the braided wire was just pushed onto a hole. Is that why beawindhog glued his wires in. Like to know if neutrals are needed. I'll look into a source for graphite.

[Dewayne]

OK Guys, Graphite appears the way to go but how DO you attach wires to it. On a miter saw I have a brush had to be replaced and I noticed the braided wire was just pushed onto a hole. Is that why beawindhog glued his wires in. Like to know if neutrals are needed. I'll look into a source for graphite.

If you look at my drawing you will see two blue lines go up wards. This is 1/4" S/S threaded rod that will be going through the top of the cell and the wires will attach to them.

Graphite is rather brittle and I do not want to crack the plates. In my discussions with other people doing a physical hard connection is the easiest way.

A cheap source for graphite is noted in one of my first post in this thread.