It needs to be re-organized below. I layed out a basic idea of what I think we could start with.

I know this information is all over the net, but most of it is not in a searchable (by google, yahoo, etc...) and is not easily modified. This wiki should help with that.

Quick Summary
The "Smack" is a open source brute force booster design made "famous" by an individual named Dustin (also known as "The Smack" or "Eletrik"). Plans can be found on Aquauto here, or at Smacks own site.

History of the Smack and its Inventor

Dustin (Smack) is the inventor of the open source Smacks booster. He is known on the yahoo energy group forums as “Eletrik”. There are very few open source engineers out their as charismatic, aggressive (dedicated) and passionate as our own Dustin.

He has proven his worth by disclosing this information for FREE and intends to improve his designs and keep them all in the public domain. To help Eletrik’s EV-H2 hybrid R and D please consult his web page, or contact Panacea for a tax deductible donation and please specify it is for Eletrik’s research.

Eletrik is in the process of patenting and trade marking the “Smacks booster”. This does not mean that he does not intend to keep ALL his findings free and open source. This has been done to prevent bottom feeders and cheap knock-offs of his design emerging plus cashing in on his hard work. People are already selling Smack’s booster plans on EBAY. This is an insult to Dustin who has put his hard work and time into keeping it free and disclosing it for every one to enjoy FREE.

Specs

• 1 to 1.7 LPM
• 20 amps when HOT
• 2 hour operation*
• Plate size: ~12.375 sq inches working area per plate
• Plates used in 8 pairs of 2 = 16 plates total
• Plate gap: 1.6 mm between pairs
• cost??
• assembly time?? (not including shopping for parts)
• Overall size: ~4"x5"x15" (including bubbler)

*The original design is intended to operate only under 2 hours of driving time. Running the original design any longer then two hours will cause heating problems. Smack has since upgraded his design to Smack Gen II to handle longer trips. Currently the heating issues are being resolved and Smack has a new design that can handle over 2 hours.

Design

The Smacks booster is designed to give the most gas for the least amount of materials needed. As such, the plate array was specifically designed in to be cheap, robust, easy to construct, and to keep the entire devise as compact and effective as possible. It is also designed to be suitable for most sized cars to eliminate their emissions and give the at least 20% better fuel economy.

Parts List

This would include a parts list w/ links and pictures (maybe).

Gen I vs Gen II

...gen comparisons / updates here...

Sources

Tell where you found it people

Most of this was copied (with their permission) out of the Panacea‐BOCAF hydroxy course found at their site, and at ours (as a backup copy).

Smack Gen II
Taken from the video showing the shrink wrap
The Smack GeII has extra insulated shrink wrap. This cell is a 5 stack 2 series stack in parallel just like the old smacks except with one extra ell per side to reduce the cell voltage from 3 volts to 2 and a half volts which will also reduce heating for the same gas out put.
Smack pointing to the Gen II
Smack GenII by an open source engineer
There is a link on E’s site that gives the part numbers and quantities of the parts used in the design. Smack states that the design is still much the same as the GenI except that the plates are larger (3"x5") and precut/drilled. Same with the straps. No more spoons - though you replicators can still use them. The kits Smack is putting together have precut and drilled straps as well. More cells means less volts per cell which equates to less heating over time and more current control. This results in lower current and temperature delta's over a 4 hour test period. Higher starting current draw means more time making gas and less time ramping up.
In short - 10 cells, each separated by a 7/32 SS nut. Each plate pair separated by a .8mm nylon washer. Plates are cross sanded with 36 grit. These plates are not pinged as testing shows there is not enough difference in output to justify the extra work. Smack is still running more tests to confirm this solidly, but for now it looks like the pinging of these larger 304 SS plates is not needed. This may also be due to the smaller .8mm gap which is similar to the bike unit. Output of the GenII is basically the same as the GenI.
Check the following Smacks videos where he shows how to add 2 more cells to the original design. Any 16 plate smack can be modified this way. Please note if you intending to modify an existing Smack design, The nylon rods are pretty much a one time build. They cannot be re-used easily due to stretching/stripping. Also, you should not white knuckle the connections, as you will strip the threads. Remember, they are just plastic. Generally, if I have to break down a unit I use new rods.