mp3ian
07-21-2008, 02:21 AM
Hi all,
This is a my first post on the forums from all the way down under (Australia). I finished my first HHO cell today and although it is my first, I put a lot of R&D into this. I have only done one test with it so far and it is currently producing about 700ml per minute at cold using 1 teaspoon of caustic soda as the electrolyte into 1.5L water and no PWM - blew my ammeter up last year so not sure of the current yet. I am expecting around the 1.1-1.3Lpm mark at operating temp. I was very impressed with this for my first attempt.
However, my problem is that I am unable to test it at running temp, i.e. warmed up as my terminals heat up to much, so much so that the PVC lid goes soft around the terminals.
My terminals are 1/4" 316 SS bolts. I have two lenghts of 316 SS rope (approx 3-4mm diameter) connecting these bolts to the anode and cathode connections on the cell. If I connect the terminals to the battery with a pair of jumper leads for instance, the bolts get very hot after about 2-3 minutes of use (too hot to touch). How can I go about alleviating this problem?
Any suggestions are warmly welcomed (no pun intended).
This is a my first post on the forums from all the way down under (Australia). I finished my first HHO cell today and although it is my first, I put a lot of R&D into this. I have only done one test with it so far and it is currently producing about 700ml per minute at cold using 1 teaspoon of caustic soda as the electrolyte into 1.5L water and no PWM - blew my ammeter up last year so not sure of the current yet. I am expecting around the 1.1-1.3Lpm mark at operating temp. I was very impressed with this for my first attempt.
However, my problem is that I am unable to test it at running temp, i.e. warmed up as my terminals heat up to much, so much so that the PVC lid goes soft around the terminals.
My terminals are 1/4" 316 SS bolts. I have two lenghts of 316 SS rope (approx 3-4mm diameter) connecting these bolts to the anode and cathode connections on the cell. If I connect the terminals to the battery with a pair of jumper leads for instance, the bolts get very hot after about 2-3 minutes of use (too hot to touch). How can I go about alleviating this problem?
Any suggestions are warmly welcomed (no pun intended).