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Step 4Inserting your electrodes
I did this all wrong at first. I was cutting holes in the plastic with my knife. It is so much better to use a soddering iron to melt a hole in your grape juice bottle and then using a circular motion widden it it to fit your electrode. I had to seal over and over again on the knife cuts but the soddering holes sealed in one try.
Now you ask where do I put these holes at? I placed my electrodes on opposite sides of the container. I was thinking that the further apart they were the more water the current would pass through and create more HHO. I later read that having them closer together is actually more preferable as the electricity is "burned up" in the resistance rather than actually doing work on seperating the molecules. Please post if you think you know how it really works.(update: not necessary. Put them very close together)
However it works, it is very important to know that the electrodes are NOT continuous. That means they do not touch anywhere and they need to be secured so that while driving they do not run into each other. To secure my electrodes I soddered two holes next to it while it was in the container and fed some wire sheathing through to tie it down. It is likley this step will frustrate you unless you plan on big holes and more sealant. I would not recomend using any sort of metal(tie wire)because it will corrode inside the container. A tie wrap would probably be nice though.
The wire and connector on the electrode need to be on the outside of the container. Then you can begin the sealing. Generously apply sealant to anywhere water may leakout. Let it dry for 24 hours(so says the tube) then fill it with water. If it leaks drain it and put more sealant where it was leaking.
Advice from a big dummy: If your electrode is hollow like mine seal one or both ends. I will let you think why.(there's 24 hours wasted)
-updates-
-the graphite I used is much much smaller than the original electrodes but produces almost the same ammount of gas because they are so close. Holding the graphite down inside the container isn't as necessary because the tye wraps will always hold them a certain distance apart.
Now you ask where do I put these holes at? I placed my electrodes on opposite sides of the container. I was thinking that the further apart they were the more water the current would pass through and create more HHO. I later read that having them closer together is actually more preferable as the electricity is "burned up" in the resistance rather than actually doing work on seperating the molecules. Please post if you think you know how it really works.(update: not necessary. Put them very close together)
However it works, it is very important to know that the electrodes are NOT continuous. That means they do not touch anywhere and they need to be secured so that while driving they do not run into each other. To secure my electrodes I soddered two holes next to it while it was in the container and fed some wire sheathing through to tie it down. It is likley this step will frustrate you unless you plan on big holes and more sealant. I would not recomend using any sort of metal(tie wire)because it will corrode inside the container. A tie wrap would probably be nice though.
The wire and connector on the electrode need to be on the outside of the container. Then you can begin the sealing. Generously apply sealant to anywhere water may leakout. Let it dry for 24 hours(so says the tube) then fill it with water. If it leaks drain it and put more sealant where it was leaking.
Advice from a big dummy: If your electrode is hollow like mine seal one or both ends. I will let you think why.(there's 24 hours wasted)
-updates-
-the graphite I used is much much smaller than the original electrodes but produces almost the same ammount of gas because they are so close. Holding the graphite down inside the container isn't as necessary because the tye wraps will always hold them a certain distance apart.
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Amperes - the amount of charge (or electrons) flowing
resistance - a force that impedes the movement of electrons
the way electrolysis works is it moves electrons to and from atoms (I believe to Hydrogen and from Oxygen) the more electrons are moving (more amps) the more hydrogen and oxygen are created. water by its self is a very good resistor (insulator) adding an electrolyte lowers this resistance but the closer the electrodes are together also lowers the resistance, two positives can't make a negative, I = V / R amps = voltage / resistance