After some more tests/tinkering with the power supply, I have come to the conclusion that it is not working properly. I am now using a Radio Shack plug-in transformer box that outputs 6 volts at 300mA (I had it lying around). It produces better output than the 6 volt batteries, but I definately stil...

I hooked up a 75 watt light bulb to the output of my power source, and the fan went on, although the bulb didn't light. When it stops raining I'm going to test my electrolysis machine with it.

-goose_man

Okay, I hooked up my power supply (red wires = +5V output) and connected the green wire to ground. When I plug in the power supply, the fan on it moves slightly but does not spin. The voltmeter read around 5 volts then began to drop quickly, then continued to go down slower and slower. I'm lost so a...

On the advice of a friend, I cut all the wires and connected all of the red wires (+5V) together to a single red wire output. I then connected all of the black wires (ground) together to a single black wire output. He didn't mention a special pin, but would you agree that according to that website, ...

I just removed a 200 watt power supply from my old Gateway (Newton Power Supply NPS-200PB 88 A 200W). It says it can output 18 amps at 5 volts, so that should work. One problem - there is a lot of wires coming out of the power supply, and though I know a bit about electronics, I'm lost here (I don't...

Okay, after consulting a friend, I tried the cell phone charger and I couldn't even see gas production. Very disapointing. I probably need a computer power supply. Any ideas on the wattage I should use?

-goose_man

i believe you could use the realy big flashlight batteries in parrell that might work im not sure how much they are but you could try I have. I used three of them, but the output wasn't enough. I have an old cell phone charger thing that plugs into the wall socket and outputs 5.0 volts at 0.7 amps....

I'm currently using distilled water and baking soda, though I'm not using/measuring any specific concentration. Does anyone know the ideal concentration to use?

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Here is my electrolysis generator machine: http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3734/electrolysismachine1vf1.th.jpg Soldered to each electrode is a one-foot-long length of wire with an alligater clip soldered to the other end. At the top of each gas collector is a one-foot length of .170" ID plastic t...

Yep, just like that. Also, if engineered properly, one chamber and barrel would work too: the helical track spins and a fixed cam on the rod is pulled back by it.

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a while, but I have what I consider to be an awesome idea for a fully auto gun powered only by cranking. Picture how an ordinary gatling gun pulls back the firing pin with a helical track that engages a rod and pulls it back as the gun spins, until the helical track...

Hmmmm, maybe your right. I'm not really sure either way anymore.

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But won't the fact that the gases want to expand in that part of the cycle push the rotor around?

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I bought Al powder (back when I was into that kind of stuff) at a large art supply store. I guess it was maybe 325 mesh bright flake- definately fine enough for thermite. As for a ball mill, you'd need pretty hard mlling media so it didn't get eaten up and worn down very fast. Most hard metals are s...

I disagree. In one cylinder real stirlings (I'm refering to ones like this, though other types certainly exist: http://www.discoverthis.com/head-hand-stirling-engine.html ) a "loose-fitting" piston is used so gas can get by. If you used a o-ringed piston, for example, the whole thing wouldn't work. ...