Today I did a series of tests with KOH and the same cells as the previous tests.  Each recorded and calculated using identical methods.  The results were almost identical and in fact were so close that you might as well say they were.  Just as an example, the first cell had a ml/W/hr of 67 with plain tap water and 64 with KOH.  Now of course, the volume was much better but having an amperage of over 19A makes for a problem in and of itself.  So while we did create a massive amount of gas comparitively speaking relative to time, our efficiency was almost dead even.

The point is, KOH and most likey any electrolytic solution should be added as needed to improve time to generate KOH, but do not expect your efficiency to improve.  Its also worth mentioning that my 2004 F-150 V8 charging system couldn’t keep up with an almost 20A requirement on the cell and the voltage dropped to around 11V constant.  I’m sure that, with that kind of load it would only be a matter of time before the alternator began to complain.

At the present moment I’m thinking that anyone using simple plates and claiming to drive their car off of them are not being very straight forward.  So the next tests I plan to run except to verify these are going to be on the new series capacitor idea to see if they are any better.  I have to get a bit of metal first so it may be a few weeks before I can do any more testing.

–glenn hancock