Re: TC for Electrolysis?

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Subject: Re: TC for Electrolysis?
From: "Steve" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 13:20:32 -0700
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Certainly water can be electrolysed using AC,  I do it regularly as a
demonstration in the school where I work. I see no theoretical reason why
you couldn't do it using the single electrode, with ground providing the
other conductor, capacitively coupled to the electrode. I don't imagine it
would be very efficient though!
Steve Cook
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> Original Poster: "mrand" <mrand-at-iols-dot-net>
>
> Hi Mike,
> Yes, I was thinking of electrolysis of water to get H2 & O2 gases.  Do you
> think a TC can do this?  Maybe with just one wire from a bipolar coil?
> Thanks - Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Friday, January 07, 2000 3:59 AM
> Subject: Re: TC for Electrolysis?
>
>
> >Original Poster: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com
> >
> >In a message dated 1/6/2000 5:30:13 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> >tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> >
> >>
> >>      In Tesla's 1892 lecture before the IEE in London, he said the
> >following:
> >>  "... Or we may, by the help of some artifice, decompose a solution in
> any
> >>  electrolytic cell by connecting only one pole of the cell to the line
or
> >>  source of energy."  This statement followed his description of
rotating
> a
> >>  motor with a single wire from his bipolar HV/HF generator.
> >>
> >>  Has any performed this experiment, or know of other researchers that
> have,
> >>  to see if it is possible to decompose a solution in an electrolytic
cell
> >>  with one pole from a TC?
> >>
> >>  Any suggestions on how to rectify the output from a bipolar TC?
> >>
> >>  Thanks - Mike
> >
> >Hi Mike,
> >     If you read what you wrote above more closely, it says that you
could
> >decompose a solution in an electrolytic cell.  This would not require DC
> >current.  If you wish to reduce a metal ion to the metal, then it would
be
> >best if DC were used in order to collect the metal onto the cathode, but
if
> >the reduction potential is such that reduction occurs preferentially to
> >hydrogen production (like with gold, silver, etc)  AC could be used.
> > Mike Hollingsworth
> >
> >
> >
>
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