electrolisis tank

[Anonymous-0]

I have set up a 5 gal. plastic bucket, by the directions and I cant get any reaction out of it at all. I only have a 2/10 amp charger with 55 amp start. even on the 55 amp I didnt see any bubbles or reaction. 2 rebar, tied together with jumper cables, 2 horse shoes tied with bailing wire from bar across top, neg on shoes, pos on 2 rebar and half cup of A/H super laundry soda/ What am I missing, Thanks in advance for any replies, Tim

 

[OH Boy]

You need more surface area on the rebar side of the setup, try putting a bigger piece of metal on there. When I do this I usually go to the thrift store and find an old stainless steel pan for a buck or two. The stainless steel anode will last longer than plain steel, too.

 

[Bruce (VA)]

Dirty or poor connections & too much rebar. Buff out about 1 inch on one piece of the rebar on your wire wheel & attach your red lead there from the battery charger. Stick it in the bucket.Have another piece of rebar ready to replace the one in the bucket; it will crust up in a day or two. Remember, this is an electrical circuit. The cleaner & tighter the connections, the better current flow. Then, attach the black lead to a piece of heavy gauge wire (I use old fence wire) and attach the other end of the wire to the part to be cleaned. Bolt it if possible; if not, use a spring loaded clamp.
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[TimW(PA)]

Try moving the items closer together without them touching. The more electrolyte (a salt i.e washing soda, lye etc.) in the water the more juice can flow. Opposite is true also less electrolyte makes less current flow. Pure (notice I said PURE) water is almost 100 % an insulator. It needs something dissolved in it to carry a charge. So something I learned is dont put too much electrolyte in the water. It will essentially create a dead short and burn up your charger. you do want some resistance but it will take a little fussing around with to get it to work good. I love my stainless steel anode. There is some sort of badness (toxic gas) that skeeres some people, I just do it outside and forget about it. Hope it helps...Tim
P.S. and Remember "red will rust" helps me to remember wich way to hook up the charger.

 

[souNdguy]

Probably some form of chromium from the SS breaking down..??

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[Dave (Tx)]

Most problems are due to poor connection - usually on the sacrifice metal. Rust does not make a good conductor. So you should grind down an area on the sacrifice metal to ensure you have a good connection. You should also check this periodically as corrosion will build up on the scarifice metal and you can lose your connection. I've seen it even eat all the way thru the wire. It takes VERY LITTLE current to work but that current has to make it to the materials.

 

[TimW(PA)]

I really cant remember. Somebody posted here before about the dangers of using regular table salt, and stainless steel. I'm sure if this was in a plant somewhere pumping in 20,000 volts or somethingit'd be a worry. As it is I doo put the tub outside under an overhang with my charger inside......just so I dont gas the kids. But I really think whatever is being created there is miniscule at best.....who knows. I do know the stainless with lye as an electrolyte works really really good.

 

[TimW(PA)]

Hey after I slept on it, I was wondering what kind of charger you have. Some of these new chargers will not put out a charge if they dont sense voltage. My wife bought me an expensive one that I hated cause I couldn't charge a dead battery with it. Anyway people who have a charger like that have reported that putting a battery inline with it will work. So you might want to give that a try too.

 

[Lurch]

What is this being discussed here?

 

[Dave (Tx)]

Electrolysis - a process for removing rust from metal. What you'll need is a plastic container, sacrifice metal, battery charger, soda ash - AKA washing soda, wire leads, water, and time.
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