richardb200373
08-31-2008, 03:49 PM
Hi guys, I've been reading alot of the posts to try to find some answers to my problem but still not sure, any help would be appreciated.
I built a unit with design from gas4free. I am using 11 plates, 6 neg and 5 pos. Plate size is 2.25"x3.75". I cut the 316 24ga. plate with tin snips. Needless to say, they are'nt perfectly straight, some are deffinitly bigger than the others, but not too much. Had to shave some off so I would'nt hit the plate with washers too. Are plates not the same size a problem?
The unit holding the plates is made of 1/2 polycarbonate (plexyglass). The size is very small, 6x5x3" , a bubbler is on one side seperated from plates, so all the water it can hold is about .3 liters, not too much. Is this too small, water getting too hot too quick?
I mixed 1/4 teaspoon baking soda with 1 liter of water. Not blowing 30A fuse blow 20A after a minute or so, but wires are getting hot. I am going to switch wires to 12 ga.
I am testing this directly to the car battery with fuse, should'nt matter if I'm not testing with the relay in place right?
Also, I was told to use 20ga. stainless wire for plates to terminal, I've got some that is solid wire, not strand wire, is this ok? Currently have 12 ga. copper wire for test, insulation stripped of course.
My hho output from these tests have only been about half a liter per minute, just in quick startup tests... Not what I was expecting, wanted at least 1LPM. Sorry for being so long winded, anything will help, thanks in advance.
I built a unit with design from gas4free. I am using 11 plates, 6 neg and 5 pos. Plate size is 2.25"x3.75". I cut the 316 24ga. plate with tin snips. Needless to say, they are'nt perfectly straight, some are deffinitly bigger than the others, but not too much. Had to shave some off so I would'nt hit the plate with washers too. Are plates not the same size a problem?
The unit holding the plates is made of 1/2 polycarbonate (plexyglass). The size is very small, 6x5x3" , a bubbler is on one side seperated from plates, so all the water it can hold is about .3 liters, not too much. Is this too small, water getting too hot too quick?
I mixed 1/4 teaspoon baking soda with 1 liter of water. Not blowing 30A fuse blow 20A after a minute or so, but wires are getting hot. I am going to switch wires to 12 ga.
I am testing this directly to the car battery with fuse, should'nt matter if I'm not testing with the relay in place right?
Also, I was told to use 20ga. stainless wire for plates to terminal, I've got some that is solid wire, not strand wire, is this ok? Currently have 12 ga. copper wire for test, insulation stripped of course.
My hho output from these tests have only been about half a liter per minute, just in quick startup tests... Not what I was expecting, wanted at least 1LPM. Sorry for being so long winded, anything will help, thanks in advance.