In reply to Frederick Sparber's message of Tue, 1 Aug 2006 03:08:08 -0600: Hi, [snip] >http://www.geocities.com/terry1094/JC_Setup_small.JPG [snip] BTW judging by this photo, if the voltage is only 12 V, then it looks like there are too many plates (12 pair?). For electrolysis to have a chance, you need at least 1.21 V drop across each cell, which implies no more than 10 cells, which equates to 11 plates. For it work well, you need 12/1.48 = 8 cells = 9 plates.
All assuming that only the end plates are connected. This may explain why there isn't any gas development at the cathode. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
