production
I think more surface area would help some because one of the major limiting factors on production is that the bubbles stick to the plates which causes the plates to loose surface area for production. It is documented on the web that part of the efficiency lost is due to bubbles not releasing from the plates. check out this patent: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7014740.html. Its my opinion that making the plates larger will yield better production.
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