On 7/31/06, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
An eye-dropper of liquid in a shot glass - very simple. Water boils but the treated water flashes violently in about half the time it takes for the water to boil in the control.
Okay. I have several shot glasses. I have been using 5 ml measured with a syringe formerly used in optical connector assembly. (I'm dating myself to the days when you used UV to cure the optical material.) How much time for each? Any idea how much is in the eye dropper? I think 5 ml is one teaspoon.
In looking over the differences in the setups, the primary difference is the net electrical input per unit of water - but perhaps the large speaker magnet (ceramic from a 15" woofer) on which the cell sits contributes to that; mine has much less water, no plates, some electrolyte (NaCl), more current and a noticeable vortex motion in the water caused by the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. My latest cathode is a tube formed of nickel wire woven mesh - lots of surface area but still few bubbles.
Interesting. No, I don't want to use any electrolyte in this test. I have ordered some KOH for my hydrolyzer test. I'll continue for the planned week and see what happens.
Here is a video of the closest approximation I can find on google in the JC realm, but he is apparently using FAR more voltage than is optimum for precharging (getting way too much bubbling) and has placed the magnet in the water: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2713270737018717005&q=magnet+electrolysis
Kewl, did you notice the rotation direction of the bubbles was polarity sensitive?
Try gradually adding electrolyte to get the current up about ten-fold or more. I think your larger plate area is a benefit if you can get more current through the liquid. I am surprised conductivity didn't increase from the leaching - but maybe it is not a conductive colloid - maybe oil from the manufacturing process of the plates ?
Yeah, I'll try that next time. No hurry, we still have 1.035 x 10^12 bbl of oil to go. <g> <snip>
Do you call your cell the Medusa ... or the Don_King special ??
LOL! My wife calls it the Medusa Machine. Terry
