18g or 16g 316l plates

[milt987]

I wonder if there's an issue in the performace of the 16g plates, cause the 18g are mostly used in almost every hho cell ?, I know the thikness affect the working with it, but is there something else ?

[350matt]

I think its more about whats cheaply and readily available then anything else

[Humanoid_1]

Thinner is cheaper and lighter + easier to work with.

16 awg = 1.291
18 awg = 1.024
19 awg = 0.9119

I will be using 18 or 19 awg I think from a stockist here in the UK + will get mine laser cut to save effort later - they do it for free(ish) - cut to size, but a little persuasion they might do the lot ^^

[lhazleton]

I use .022" for some of my 6"x6" reactors. My newest is 6"x9", so I went with .028".

[HHOJeeper]

I am using 16 gauge (304l?) 3.5" by 3.5" squares. The hardware store did not have 316l at the time. I wanted to see if the thicker would make any difference with production. I like it since I run power to opposing corners of my + plate. They are probably easier for me to work with. I use a jigsaw to cut them and put them in a c-clamp and use a grinder to make them all exactly square. Has anyone done precise testing of the same design using 16g and then using 18g to determine whether there is any difference in how they produce vs power to run?