This is why I need to take notes... If I remember correctly, the rods resulted in a pretty high RPM/frequency, but when I use the steel cylinders then it slows right down. I assume this is because of a larger surface area... Adding more salt also lowers the voltage in the HHO cell and reduces the frequency as salt is added.
I haven't been able to try more electrolyte yet because I have pretty small containers, but I'm not sure if having a bigger container and keeping the electrodes the same size would be a good thing. kcarring has touched upon this above. What I'd like to try but didn't have any means of doing it yet is to use a bigger inner tube (using the tubes inside tubes method) so there would only be like a 2mm gap between the negative and positive tubes. At the moment the tubes I've made have about 10mm gap, or basically the diameter of the inner tube is about 20mm smaller than the outer tube. So I want to replace it with one that's only 4mm smaller diameter.
I don't know how much salt to be using either. I want to get some baking soda and distilled water, but so far I basically just add salt until the neons go off and I'm happy with the frequency/current/voltage A bubbler should give a better idea of how much gas is being produced and would be easier to compare. A basic pot with electrodes producing fizzy bubbles is pretty hard to determine what's more efficient.
I wouldn't expect any miraculous results compared to brute force electrolysis though, not in terms of immediate jaw dropping results at least. I haven't tried it myself but videos of crude setups I've seen on youtube are on another level compared to my HHO production. So don't be disheartened when you don't see loads of bubbles coming off There are far more interesting things going on that we need to figure out. Also it will take far longer to produce the same amount of HHO, but as you know yourself the SSG will last much longer, so I suppose you could calculate how long it would take to produce the same amount for how much power etc. Just don't expect "better" results to be immediately noticeable in the HHO cell. I'm thinking my setup would have to be scaled up quite a bit to produce enough gas for practical use, but there are other things to figure out first in my opinion. Good idea with the generator coil, I'd be interested in those results too
I haven't been able to try more electrolyte yet because I have pretty small containers, but I'm not sure if having a bigger container and keeping the electrodes the same size would be a good thing. kcarring has touched upon this above. What I'd like to try but didn't have any means of doing it yet is to use a bigger inner tube (using the tubes inside tubes method) so there would only be like a 2mm gap between the negative and positive tubes. At the moment the tubes I've made have about 10mm gap, or basically the diameter of the inner tube is about 20mm smaller than the outer tube. So I want to replace it with one that's only 4mm smaller diameter.
I don't know how much salt to be using either. I want to get some baking soda and distilled water, but so far I basically just add salt until the neons go off and I'm happy with the frequency/current/voltage A bubbler should give a better idea of how much gas is being produced and would be easier to compare. A basic pot with electrodes producing fizzy bubbles is pretty hard to determine what's more efficient.
I wouldn't expect any miraculous results compared to brute force electrolysis though, not in terms of immediate jaw dropping results at least. I haven't tried it myself but videos of crude setups I've seen on youtube are on another level compared to my HHO production. So don't be disheartened when you don't see loads of bubbles coming off There are far more interesting things going on that we need to figure out. Also it will take far longer to produce the same amount of HHO, but as you know yourself the SSG will last much longer, so I suppose you could calculate how long it would take to produce the same amount for how much power etc. Just don't expect "better" results to be immediately noticeable in the HHO cell. I'm thinking my setup would have to be scaled up quite a bit to produce enough gas for practical use, but there are other things to figure out first in my opinion. Good idea with the generator coil, I'd be interested in those results too
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