[NewCandle] Joe Cell meets Anode Glow meets David Hudson

[Keith Nagel]

hmmm... that is kind of weird.

One would assume that with AC the plating might
not occur, but OTOH, we know these systems can
act like rectifiers. So it's still possible the
plating/redissolve thing is a viable explaination.
Also, a big pulse of gas when you stop is
another good sign that this is what is happening,
as the redissolution should occur with an exponential
decay. I have in fact seen this sort of thing before,
but it's unclear what the mechanism is in your
system until you pin down the "mystery gunk"
used as the electrolyte. 

I was going to suggest electrically connecting the
anode and cathode after you remove the voltage,
but with an AC system I don't know that it would be
as enlightening. Redoinging this with DC should
tell you which part of the cycle is leaving the
deposit, and reconnecting the electrodes after you
disconnect power ought to speed up the dissolution.

K.






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[mailto:newcandle-bounces at ipdiscover.com]On Behalf Of Nick Reiter
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 8:50 AM
To: New energy for the new world.
Subject: Re: [NewCandle] Joe Cell meets Anode Glow meets David Hudson


Heyyo, Keith,

>From what I understand, there is a very slight amount
of bubbling during glow discharge - very fine bubbles
typical of what we had seen in some combinations
during the anode glow experiments a few months ago. 
When the power is turned off (and he is using AC with
a ballast lamp, by the way) the bubbling increases,
and the bubbles become much larger and more vigorous -
as if boiling from the foil.  It eventually slows up
and diminishes, but when checked, the foil seems
untouched and intact.

The Mg deposition and dissolving cycle seems
reasonable.  If only it was easy (and advisable!) to
get an honest assay on commercial spring waters.  It's
times like this when I most acutely miss my old access
to quick EDS analysis!

I guess I will know more when I give it a whirl
myself.

Thanks for the notions, as always.

N

--- Keith Nagel <NewCandleAdmin at ipdiscover.com> wrote:

> Hey Gents,
> 
> I'll be my prosaic boring self; is something plating
> out
> on to the anode which is later redissolving and
> generating gas? It seems a long time to redissolve,
> but then the plating itself was for a long time.
> Perhaps the magnesium is slowly plating out, and
> redissolving in the slightly basic Ca solution
> left behind. If it was Ca that was depositing it
> would be eaten up pretty quickly...
> 
> Is the gas flow about the same with applied voltage,
> or does it reduce when you remove the potential.
> If so, how much?
> 
> If you can catch enough of the gas, see if
> it is hydrogen or oxygen. 
> 
> K.
> 
> 



 
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