Electrolysis of Water

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

Any engineers that know much about it?

I'm wondering how much hydrogen I could produce using a speaker amplifier to power it up. Maybe a bad idea but im curious. I couldn't find much info on electrolysis using AC current. Most use direct current with a pulse modulator.

I'd like to add it to my car to have a gas/water hybrid. Supposedly it adds to the mpgz. ha

Any ideas?

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

1st

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

1st

huh?

 

[▼)Ñ╩fZΣµ& 10+ year member]

2nd!

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

you dont need an amp...just hook it up to your battery with a relay and a switch in your dash...unless you buy a ready made kit i would advise you not to do it...it is not easy to make one and i didnt see that much of a diff in my mpg...so i now just use it to air up balloons then blow them up lol

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I honestly cnt remember. But, I believe AC actually comes from the amp.

Someone smart correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

yes your amp converts dc>ac

 

[serg18 10+ year member]

You wolud need alot of Juice to do so. You would have to use distilled water.

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

You wolud need alot of Juice to do so. You would have to use distilled water.

straight up distilled water barley works at all...you have to use a combination of salt and baking soda (the amount and ingredients in general is highly debated but you have to use some kind of additive)

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

yes because pure water isn't a conductor so an electrolyte is neccessary. I know an amp puts out AC. thats what would be different about my fuel cell compared to others. I wanted to know if ac current has any other effects other than the fact that both electrodes would produce hydrogen.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

chlorine(bleach) will be made if salt is added

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

chlorine(bleach) will be made if salt is added

yea thats the biggest argument against salt

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

ive heard that potassium hydroxide makes for a good electrolyte

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

This is a joke, right?

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

This is a joke, right?

what makes it funny?