In reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message of Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:56:41 -0400: Hi, [snip] >That's what I initially thought until Fred Sparber pointed out that >many of the parallel plates within the electrolyzer are not connected >to either the anode nor the cathode. This implies something else might >be ahappenin'. [snip] It sounds like a typical series (as opposed to parallel) cell. I think this concept was introduced by George Wiseman (www.eagle-research.com). The Joe cell has essentially the same design, i.e. "floating" plates which effectively divide the total voltage between cathode and anode by the number of segments. In a Joe cell it's usually 3-4 segments resulting in the voltage drop across each being about 12/4 = 3 Volts. This is also a far superior way of utilizing grid voltage, since no transformer is needed at all, just a cheap (low current) bridge.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
