Taken on the advice of Soul Number 1, Soul Number 2 proceeds to shop around for ideas of how to make a similar system, but
cheaper.
Now tubes/pipes will produce more hydrogen than a plate system such as Model 1, but this requires much more time and
capital. While hunting for stainless steel or another plate material, S2 (Soul Number 2) locates 3"x7" Striker Plates. These plates must be brushed or sanded to create a
somewhat rough surface for the best results. The image below shows one plate brushed, and one that was used temporarily
for testing.
Then fasteners to hold them together. S2 decided in the final model to use Kep Nuts instead of regular ones to secure the
plates and bolts together firmly. The hose that S2 was going to use as the feed for the fuel (Hydrogen) was just big enough
to go around the bolts, to create a "spacer" in between the top and bottom set of plates, as shown in this very poor picture
below.
Finish with all four plates for the bottom set, in this case the positive. And of course do the same with the top set.
Here is a simple diagram for the plate system design:
Notice that none of the positively charged pieces touch the negatives. This must be done by using spacers or some other
means.
Now for the canister, or the fuel cell itself. 4" drain pipe, a 4" end cap, a 4" cleanout, and one 4" coupler. Cut enough of
the drain pipe so that the end cap and the coupler will fit on both ends with about 3" of space. Use plumbers cement and
primer to seal this in. Put the cleanout on the other end, and you should end up with something like this:
Now to add the contact bolts into the side of the canister. Notice wing nuts were used on the exterior for quick removal.
O-Rings were also used. The holes were not completely sealed, this way it creates a pressure release valve before opening
the top.
Now the lid had to have a good connection to the hose, but still something that could be easily removed. A brass barb
plumbing fitting worked very well. The hole was sealed with plumbers tape, and then glued for extra precaution.
Placing the plate unit inside the canister and hooking up the contacts is about all that is left. Remeber that the stronger the
connection, the better production. Notice short peices of hose was used to make sure none of the plates were touching.
Fill with water. Distilled or boiled water works best. And it is recommended that one tablespoon of Baking Soda is used per
gallon of water. Hook up the hose, and you are good to go! In this demonstration, a car battery charger was used to
create the DC voltage required to generate the Hydrogen.
The hose can then run to a carbureator, or other fuel system device. For demonstration purposes, run the hose to a bucket of
water, and after the bubbles come out and push the regular air out, the following bubbles will be 2/3 Hydrogen 1/3 Oxygen.
You can take a torch, and "pop" these bubbles to ensure you are getting good production.
PARTS LIST FOR GENERATOR
PART
QUAN.
EA.
PRICE
3x7 Striker Plates
8
2.29
$18.32
4" Thin Wall PVC
1ft
0.75
$0.75
4" End Cap
1
1.89
$1.89
4" Coupling
1
1.79
$1.79
4" Cleanout w/ Plug
1
7.99
$7.99
Polyviyl Tube
1
2.79
$2.79
6/8 Gauge Cable
6ft
0.89
$5.34
Heavy Duty Crimp-On Ends
6
0.79
$4.74
1ft Bolt Rod
1
0.89
$0.89
Grommets/O-rings
1pk
1.49
$1.49
Brass Barb adapter
1
2.79
$2.79
Misc. Nuts & Bolts
~
~
~$1.22
TOTAL
$50 +TAX
Tools Required
Screwdriver
Saw (to cut PVC)
PVC Vinyl Tape
Utility Knife
Pliers/Channel-Locks
Drill + Bits
PVC Primer and Cement
Metal Sandpaper
Soldering Iron/Solder
Crimpers
NOTES: This is an energy hog! When using on your car battery, make sure the car is running, or your battery will
drain very quickly.
Your water will get discolored ranging from yellow, brown to black, green or even blue. Some of this will generate foam, and
even go through the tube. This is why it would be neccessary to include some filter of sorts to remove these
impurities.
Also on that note, you would want to hook up a one-way check valve, and even an inline flame arrestor.
Power switches are recommended, so you can retain the ability of gasoline usage.
An on/off or polarity switching relay is also recommend to increase production.
The different materials used to create the electrodes (or contacts) will produce different results. Stainless Steel was used in
these experiments, however aluminum and zinc work very well, and platinum is the most productive.
During winter months use some sort of 10% blend of antifreeze or denatured alcohol, or your canister may bust.
It is very important to keep your water level above the electrodes, so that they will not arc, which could ignite the HHO and
blow up your generator.
When using balloons to fill with the HHO, be extremely careful of static electricity, because this can ignite the balloon and cause serious injury.