A small auto racing company called "Zigouras" has gotten into the
"ultra-efficient electrolysis" fray and claims to power an ICE on
self-generated hydrogen [Brown's Gas] with zero gasoline. Money back
guarantee!
The inventor, Paul Zigouras summarized the main details on another forum:
1. The cell is 316L grade s/s plates [Brown's Gas type] spaced at only
0.025 inch apart (0.6 mm)
2. Water goes in one end and gas comes out the other
3. The current drive is via many FET transistors in parallel
4. The output waveform is a "perfect" square wave as that has all
harmonics in it
5. The central frequency is about 40 kHz
6. There is a frequency modulation "wobble" of the signal +1 to -3 kHz
around the base frequency.
7. The current draw at 13.8 volts is between 160 and 190 amps.
8. A cell of about 20 plates 3" x 10" is capable of generating 20,000
litres of gas per minute.
9. The voltage applied to the cell never falls below +1 volt. As one
side of the cell is connected to +13.8 volts, that means that the other
side of the cell never goes above +12.8 volts. In other words, the
square wave switches between zero volts and +12.8 volts 40,000 times per
second.
10. Paul Z. developed his circuit by modifying the circuit from Kevin at
www.waterforfuel.com. However, it is likely that Paul's final circuit
does not have very much in common with Kevin's circuit as Paul did a
good deal of development and testing.
The company is in Brockton, Mass. They sound like they are onto
something which is seemingly scientifically impossible.
http://www.zigourasracing.com/
I would not even have mentioned it - since the claim is preposterous on
its surface (although others have been making the same claim since "Dad"
Garrett in 1935, especially Stan Meyers)... except that Zigouras do
seems to be a valid racing outfit - so they must know a thing or two
about engines.
Zigouras Racing is building and recently started selling (on eBay!) this
water-fuel technology (BG electrolysis) unit which sounds too good to be
true, and probably is hyped-up beyond a real ability to validate, but
anyway.... is there any anomaly at all in what they are doing?
They have an electroyzer driven by very high amps off of a beefed up
alternator in an auto - they are claiming to be capable of electrolyzing
5 gallons of water per minute (impossible !) and then using only this
(part steam part H2 and O2 or Brown's gas) to power a vehicle with no
gasoline! Not the first time this claim has been made, of course.
Stanley Meyer returns from the grave <g>.
Below is data from their eBay ad which appeared here (may be lapsed):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120086147205
"This is our first production ECM (electronic control module) for our
standard water cell. This ECM is pictured on the right, and is rated at
150 amps output. This module comes completely calibrated to our 14-plate
cell, and is plug-and-play -- no tuning required. If you are planning on
running your car strictly on water, without the use of gasoline, this
ECM will run the car just fine as long as your engine is around 2.5 L or
so. Larger engines will have limited throttle response, and should use
the larger ECM (pictured on the left) which is rated at up to 400 amps.
This larger ECM will be auctioned off in a few days on ebay. The unit in
this auction is capable of putting out over 150 amps (12VDC) at 35khz.
This intelligent unit modifies the signal to allow for peak HHO gas
output, while drawing minimal current. On smaller engines, you can
generate up to 90 horsepower with our 14-plate cell, and over 150
horsepower with our 30-plate cell. The 30-plate cell requires the heavy
duty version of this ECM, which only costs slightly more than the
smaller version. This is version 1.0A of the ECM, which does not have
any type of safeties built into it. Shorting the plates could cause
damage to the electronics, so we recommend only using our cells for your
projects. ECM has a 90 day warranty, if installed and used correctly.
Warranty covers the ECM only -- labor and shipping is not included. If
you are looking to run a V8 or other type of large engine, please call
engineering at (508) 583-5133. We are currenty designing an ECM
specifically for larger engines, even though doing so will consume a
tremendous amount of water. Technical support is provided for the ECM at
the number above, however, it should be pretty self-explanitory. There
are only 2 wires in, and 2 wires out to the cell, so it is very easy to
connect. Please note that using any other electrolysis cells other than
ours will VOID your warranty. Buyer pays S&H.
More later,
Jones
