Re:Salt Water Dimmers
by XorNot on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @10:23PM
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I'm not sure what's ludicrous about this setup though? For testing you want the simplest possible setup - which a giant resistor bank really is. Power is power when you run it through simple resistance - no AC shenanigans will hide effects.
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The electrolysis rig seems a bit ridiculous, since it generates a bunch of flammable gas you have to deal with. A big resistive load for testing stuff seems pretty normal though.
Not just flammable hydrogen gas — you are likely to generate chlorine gas, potentially in large amounts.
True, if it's very salty.
It's not electrolysis, it's more like electrode boiling.
Re:Salt Water Dimmers
by cellularmitosis on Thursday October 03, 2024 @02:25AM
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It is absolutely electrolysis. You can try it yourself with a battery and dish of water.
It's absolutely not.
I already tried it myself with a 3MW generator and a giant tank of saltwater.
The fun part: it does both!
I see your point, though we barely ever had to top the tank up with water or salt. The amount of gas created was minimal, at least with our setup - admittedly not as fancy as a battery and a dish of water ;)