I have a setup of 5 plates: +n-n+ (the wall socket covers from lowes) that have some plastic spacers between each plate. I was using a volt meter to check the voltage on each plate when I noticed that the hot glue we were using to seal the outside edges and area around the wire connectors that they were conducting power. alot of power actually. Can anyone explain to my how the hot glue was getting 6-9 volts in different areas. The plates were getting the 3v they should have but all that current leaking into the glue and being wasted is bothering me.

To try and resolve this we redid the setup with goop brand marine adhesive...same thing! I thought it was silicone based so why is it conducting power?

This is a test cell we are using to make sure we learn before ruining $100 plates. We plan to make a larger cell based off the design from Zerofossilfuel (his VSPB 25 plate). He was using the same adhesive and is getting a ml per minute per watt rating that blows mine out of the water. Thanks for any info.