Thanks for the concern guys ! Fact is, Dr.A, after one year of running quite vicious currents through cells with 3Volt across them, there is zero evidence of metal corrosion. We use 302 or 304 Stainless steel plates. They do however develop a "bronze" sheen on the reactive side and with higher voltages the cells form a brown sludge after quite a long period. Incidentally, we use distilled water and NaOH (drain cleaner) as the elctrolyte, and before you get concerned, I've been busy in chemistry for a very long time, comming from the mining industry as Extractive Metallurgist. So I (we) do take appropriate safety measures. Pulsing the current through the cells does have a beneficial effect and produces more gas than straight DC. Whether the technology has developed far enough to really work in cars/trucks is still debatable, I agree. However, it does provide a chance to learn more about electronics etc. without having to pay for it out of my own pocket. Here is the funny part:
I (we) have seen GOOD improvement in fuel consumption, HOWEVER, I (we) have also seen ZERO benefit. Figure out what caused both situations and then you have a winner.
From the metallurgical side, Dr.A, NEVER get Cl2 anywhere NEAR Stainless Steel. It will dissolve it as if it was not there. H2SO4 (sulphuric acid) however, does not touch stainless due to the Chrome oxidation layer acting as protection. I suspect this is also the case with the NaOH, producing an oxidised layer on the stainless, hence the "bronze" colour it develops.
BB: I take note of the transformer/magnetism issue, which is why I asked about Sin Wave generation in the beginning of the thread.
Dippy and others(all): Buying an inverter with enough "oomphh" (2kW and up) is totally OUT ! Here in RSA, anything decent starts off at US $900.00, that is entry price of ZAR 9000.00 !!! Totally too much to bring any monetary benefit to this issue.
As to the "healing waters", ya well !?? ! There are a lot of crackpots and very GULLIBLE people out there. If they're dumb enough to be caught out, so be it !
Your turn now....
Manie
PS: Since there are ENOUGH of these watertofuel and "free" energy sites I'd rather call this thread completed. The issue for was whether a homebuilt Sin Wave inverter is feasible. Being a "semi" believer in the Browns Gas issue, I'd rather close this now. If you concur, good.