A new Design here...

[Too Many Secrets]

If the outside of the last plate is exposed, it could be mounted to the frame and be it's own (Neg -). It would be a 1 wire design.... But that would have to be (-+-+-)...

Maybe a (-NNN+NNN-) wiring?

Sorry, I'll go back to my rock... 

[Bob]

Probly closer to 5hp or 8hp depending on the system... its a good drag on the payroll no doubt but its worth it for better gas milage!
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Bob......

[charley]

If you want some cheap rubber gasket material you might try this.  I went down to the local coop station and got a used tractor inner tube from them.  they had a whole pile of them that they probably have to pay to get rid of.  I didn't mic it but would I'd say it's close to an 1/8.

By the way nice site bob.  Thanks for all your work!!!

[Bob]

HAY YAH Charley ! thats a great idea !
and 18 wheeler innertubes would work as well ! like you say they are about 1/8" thick ...
thats a perfect gasket meterial ! soft enough to seal good yes reziliant enough to handle the tortures of use !
.... good thinking !
thinner gaskets could be regular auto innertubes ! they are about 1/16" thick !
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Bob......

 

[randy]

It'll work on a cell that doesn't get hot, used some innertube material on one of my experiments a few years ago, they vulcanized the plates together, probably work fine if the cell doesn't get too hot.

[charley]

Yeah, if it gets hot your screwed.

[geezer]

just a thought, try PAM on gaskets to keep from sticking.

[randy]

not sure about Pam but I had a foaming problem once, put a couple drops of cooking oil in it, got rid of the foaming problem but really messed up the cells, turned all black and crusty.

[Bob]

HAY ! wait a minute... I remember making a insulator one time from innertube rubber...and the innertube has a good deal of continuity through it... which makes it unsuitable for a Hydroxy cell !
put an ohm meter on it and test first if you want to try it...
 some innertubes are diferent than others so you might find one that has no continuity but I seriously doubt you will... I tried to use innertube rubber for a 2 meter antenna base seal and insulator... it did NOT work ! I had a 3:1 match that I could not get down and I fought it for about 3 days only to discover it was the Rubber I used,... I tossed that and made 2 layers of a gallon milk carton do the job and had a 1:1 match...
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so Innertubes will not work.... unfortionately...  DARN !!!
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Bob.......