1, The battery voltage B - and B+ is divided by the floating plates F across the 4 cells.
2, The naturally formed H3O + (or H + ) and OH - ions of the water collected at the floating
plate interface allows the the electron of the OH - to go through the floated plates to neutralize
the H3O + or H + allowing the now neutral OH and H gases to come off. The Cathode ( - )
and Anode ( + ) plates also discharge the ions there.
The Battery sees the small current through the cell.
But, It Does Not See the Current of the ions discharging through the floated plates.
IOW. it's a Freebie due to The Natural Autoionization of Water and Metal-Water Interface Effects.
B - F F f B+
Cathode - |+ -|+ -|+ -|+ -|+ Anode
