Re: TC for Electrolysis?

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: TC for Electrolysis?
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 10:15:40 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 1/8/2000 6:20:59 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> 
>  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
>  
Either end of a bipolar TC will still be putting out AC currect at radio 
frequencies.  If you are wanting to collect the gases for other purposes, you 
DO NOT want AC.  That would give you the mixture of gases at both 
electrodes(which could recombine in a most unpleasant way).  I would go with 
DC current.  You only need about 1.2 volts to decompose water(oxygen 
potention - hydrogen potential is zero volts).  Actually you will probably 
need a bit  more voltage to compensate for inefficiencies, but you get the 
idea.  Just get a step down transformer and full wave rectifier or even 
better, just use a car battery, if all you want is the gases.  
Mike

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