not Smack approved

Physical Specs
'Modeled' Electrolyzer Design: 
Smack
Electrode Material: 
Stainless Steel
Electrode Type: 
Rectangular
Number of Electrodes: 
16
Number of Cells: 
2
Electrolyte: 
NaOH
Electrolyzer Design Modifications: 

I have scrapped my first attempt. Having gained more information it was only wise.

After seeing Smacks Youtube vid on the heat shrinked (shrunk?) cell I have decided to build with the following mods:

  1. Remove 4 of the step gaps, increasing the number of producing gaps to 12. Assumption: The heat shrink tubing will offset the "lost" current of the missing step gaps. The increase in producing cells will decrease the voltage drop between producing plates.
  2. In the remaining step gaps use nylon wall plate. Assumption: The plates will help decrease the stray current through the electrolyte and with the heat shrink tubing create quasi cells of 4 plates.
  3. Use a peice of plexi under the cell, held in place by the bottom strap.. Plexi will be minus 1" the width of the cell, centered, leaving 1/2" on each side. Assumption: The bottom plexi will further reduce stray current.
Overall Design
Project Status: 
Building
Description of images uploaded below: 

I used 3" ID shrink wrap on each plate group. I added washers between groups with the jam nuts to ensure connection.

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plastic wall plate in

plastic wall plate in there??? oh no I think it will melt with the heat ---need nylon but I like the thought---lol right on with me---if i had a camera I COULD POST PIC'S BUT I'M CHEAP---GIVE ME A FEW DAYS I WILL POST

plates

I already had the plastic ones on hand so I used them for temp/try/fit. Nylon will be the choice.

i really like the look of

i really like the look of your setup

thanks

I have it making lots a tiny bubbles in my not quite finished tube. It looks like I failed to straighten out some of the plates well enough, they are not producing. They are hard to readjust behind the shrink wrap. I dont think I will do any more dimpling, too much work to flatten out for me. As I slowly progress I will update. Needing batteries for my camera I will tell you that I am using well nuts on the side of the tube rather than drilling through the lid.

Shrink wrap = reduced production?

I think I read the smack say that the shrink wrap reduced his production a little bit, brom a 1.7 to 1.5 lpm but help eliminate a lot of heat. I maybe dreaming that though....

yep me too

yep the shrink did the same with my setup---lost abit of production------I'm really wanting to try another style of electrolyzer---just not to crazy about wall plates --they work yes--but I'm leaning toward Nick's setup or this setup

If memory serves

there was a reduction in production for Smack. As I am going for actually building a working booster first, I think I will continue with this, get it in my Jeep, and see what happens. I have a tendency to bounce back and forth, to and fro, and am forcing myself to choose one and stick with it so that I actually complete it. Add to this that my workshop is the balcony of my apartment I have some limitations there as well. At this point I have decided that some is better than none, and let others will do the hard work of R&D that I will no doubt benefit from.

I hear ya DJ I know what you

I hear ya DJ I know what you are saying --I too bounce from one to the other---I havnt put the smack in the jeep yet --because I keep doing more things to it or work gets in the way----waiting on check valves right now----and I not sure weather to remove the air box or not----as you know there is no room ---i wish there was some in front of the fan --but nada-------------------keep us posted

oh I got crazy with the primer(pvc purple) and just started prime-n the whole smack--its crazy when you got DEADTime

peace
ita

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