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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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I found some stainless mesh in the shop today that used to be part of a irrigation strainer.... Cleaned it up with alcohol then I tried my trick of sticking it close together under water and putting 9 volts to it, and it produce quite a bunch of bubbles. I'm gonna try it with a 12v battery and then a 24v and see what goes on with it. The stainless mesh is about the same thing as what comes with the kit you can order on ebay.

I see another problem in the future.... O2 sensors. They will detect the increased presence of oxygen in the exhaust and think its running lean. Therefore probably making it get worse mileage.
 
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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Good luck to you while doing this I am a believer in hydrogen being the future keep us informed of what you find out and if you do real world testing with a vehicle!!
 
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Also remember the steel is going to wear away. Over time the bubbles will decrease as more steel wears away.
 
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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i gotta ask you a real question? r u for a real ? like im not tring to be like grr, but dude, like it has been said, its hard to produce hard to control and has a low flash point, plus the flam is invisible....
i would just be really catious
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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I'm gonna try some different methods you can buy intoon the internet and report back on whether they are BS.
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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actually the bubbles you are seeing are hydrogen and oxygen combined. to get pure oxygen and nitrogen seperate, requires an h-shaped tube because hybrogen forms on one and oxygen on the other electrode. its called electrolisis? iirc and its really inefficient too. I'm trying to remember this all from last year so might not be 100% accurate
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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try not to turn you blazer into the Hindenburg!
hydrogen is pretty powerful
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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well say if you got the hydrogen all set up and you were looking for a way to put it into the engine wouldnt it be easier to have a carb, but then again back in those days they didnt have the advanced computers so idk just thinking out loud
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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quick note: The hydrogen was a minimal factor in the hindenburg. The aluminum skin they used on the blimp oxidized, and when the fire started, the temperature set off a thermite reaction (youtube thermite if you want a demonstration of the burning/explosive ability).

Hydrogen is very explosive though
 
Old Apr 4, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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my dad is a firefighter and i am looking to get into it also. there was a picture of a guy that had a hydrogen car. his tank was reported to be 1/8 full and he was going to refuel when he was T-boned.......... they had to pick him up piece by piece. now if you ask me i wouldn't want that in my car. And another thing in my lab we put Zink in hydrochloric acid in a flask. when we put a burning flint in it the gas ignited so fast that it shatered the flask...... that flask was unstoppered.........your truck engine is......but thats just one man's 2 cents
 



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