Jack, You may wish to do a little more research on Mills' technique and this welder before buying. I recall (but cannot find the reference at the moment) that Mills claimed that at least 4.5V was needed to split the water into monatomic H ions. The spec for this spot welder is 2.5V, but I don't imagine that is the maximum voltage - it may just be the voltage at which it peaks at 3200 amps. Initially, like most welders, the voltage may be higher and as the plasma and melt forms, it drops to the lower voltage.
I think part of Mills' technology is packaging the water in a way, that as the plasma forms, the resistance is such that the voltage is still greater than 4.5V. That is why he is claiming he needs 5V for his apparatus. Titanium may be used for keeping the voltage high enough in the arc. Also, the gap and pellet size may be chosen to maintain the voltage in the arc high enough for the disassociation he claims is required. Bob Higgins On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jones. > > Regarding Mills and titanium fuel. Anyone have a sense the degree to > which he has specially prepared the particles with water? > > I'm wondering about a relatively low cost replication attempt with a cheap > spot welder. > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/115V-Electric-Spot-Welder-Metal-Stud-Welding-Tool-Kit-1-8-Capacity-Copper-Motor-/350848798288?pt=BI_Welders&hash=item51b037ce50 > > It says 8KW in the specs with 2.5 V. So that would be 3200 amps. This > would be ~1/6 the power input he is using. > > Best, > Jack > >
