I also don't know for certain that it's chemalloy rods that are being used, but the video was linked in the patent article (added in by site operator), under the heading "* solid rod decomposes rod via electrolysis", or something along those lines.
According to the patent, the powder, with NO external input or influence, will produce hydroxy. The amount probably won't be very large, but it will produce it. I'll be ordering some bars, and possibly powder (and possibly from different sources, depending on initial cost, shipping, etc.), so I can test some of these claims out.
There's a fellow who holds a garage sale every saturday, and sells a ton of various equipment, all labeled from a research lab, which he used to be a technician in. He has variable transformers, pulse generators, everything and anything I'd like or need, and each item is about $10 CAD. So, the basement will be full of "junk", and I'll be starting up a project folder here to show what I find.
As far as I know, the powder is not used up in seperating water. Maybe it simply becomes inactive, and has to be "recharged", maybe by drying off, electrical input, I don't know yet. It doesn't react explosively with water, and the hotter the temperature, the faster the reaction starts, but it does level off (cold water is warmed up) eventually, as said in the patent.
I'll test how long (hopefully a long, long time) a unit of powder (once/if I get it) lasts in water, producing hydroxy. I'll also see if it's possible to regenerate its ability to do so.
I have meyer's cell diagrams, circuits, etc. somewhere around here (buried in My Favorites), so I'll take a look at it and see how much of it can apply to this. I have quite a bit of other inventions and projects on the run with this, some possibly linked to it (engine designs, power usage and supply, etc.). Mostly combining inventions from several people, time eras, etc. into new things, with some changes. It'll all be in my project folder (once I have some running) later on. I don't think I can patent it without making some decent changes to the original designs (not needed, however), so I'll probably be making this publically available information.
As for the cell, having several Chemalloy tubes, alternating cathode/anode (as dkmanmillan pointed out) would be beneficial, I think. More surface area is always good.
Once I get the equipment and supplies, I'll fiddle with settings (tryng conventional high amp, low voltage, regular frequency, versus high voltage, low amperage, high frequency, etc.) and see how it does.
The battery effect seems intriguing. Could make for quite a nice power source (two dozen or so small bar-cells in series, using water for power) That water, if it's still usable, can be routed to the cell. I 'll be in contact with both Durafix and Nuenergy. If I can, I'll get both powder and bar samples, possibly one from each supplier. Shopping the competition....
Are you from Ontario, possibly?
