Trying again. It bounced on gmail:
Well here's the setup:
http://www.geocities.com/terry1094/JC_Setup_small.JPG
It's being fired by a wall wart rated at 6VDC which is actually putting
out 9VDC with considerable ripple. Probably just a xfmr and a rect.
Only the end plates are energized. The one facing the camera is the
anode.
The container is a teflon coated bread pan confirmed to be fully
electrically insulated. It holds roughly 1/2 gal of water with the
cell.
There was no current flow in the cell until I poured in the distilled
water and I immediately saw it rise to 0.8 mA. After 5 min. it was up
to 1.5 mA and seemed fairly steady. I'm keeping a log.
I plan to charge the water for 1 week if I can keep the cats out of it.
There will be plenty available if Vorts want a sample.
Terry
PS Interesting note: After about 10 min., the only bubble formation
was on the anode near the base at the teflon. Aggregrated
microbubbles?
