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Congratulations, your Water‐hybridsystemisworkingperfectly!Afterabout25hoursofdriving,firmlytightenhoseclampsonallfittings.Happydriving!109RunaCaronWaterHelpfulHints and TipsHerearesomehints and tipstohelpyougetthemostfrom your Water‐hybridsystem:Maintenance Your Water‐hybridispracticallymaintenance‐free;justfillupwithwater and drive.But,tapwatercontainsmineralswhichaccumulatewithintheGenerator and coatparts.Theelectrodegapwillgraduallyfillwithdeposits, and efficiencywillkeepdroppinguntilinsufficienthydrogen and oxygenareavailabletopower your engine.Preventmineralbuildupbyperiodicallyflushing and cleaningtheGenerator.Flushing‐Sinceit’ssoquick,easy, and effective,IhighlyrecommendflushingtheGeneratoratleasteveryweekortwo.There’snoneedtostarttheengine.Simplyopenthedraincock and turnpowerON for aminuteortwo.(Thewaterpumpwillprovideplentyoffreshwatertodoagoodjob.)Closethedraincock,wait for theGeneratortopump full, and turnpowerOFF.Besuretotopofferthewatertank.Cleaning–AthinlayerofmineralswilleventuallycoattheGeneratorparts, and mustbeperiodicallyremoved.Dependingonthemineralcontentofthewater and theamountofdriving,cleaningrequirementsmayvaryconsiderably.Tobeonthesafeside,Irecommendcleaningeverymonthortwo.Amildlyacidicmineraldepositcleanersuchas“CLR”(availableatlargegrocery and hardwarestores)worksverywell.Dozensofsimilarproductsareonthemarket;mostbeingusedtocleandepositsfromhumidifiers.Anystorecarryinghumidifiersshouldalsohaveaneffectivecleaner.MakesurepowerisOFF.DraintheGenerator,disconnecttheoutlettubeattheflamearrestor, and closethedraincock.Wearingprotectivegloves,mixcleanerabout50/50withwater(followmanufacturerdirections) and pourthroughthetubeuntiltheGeneratoris full. Allowthecleanertowork for afewminutes(followmanufacturerdirections) and drainintoabucketorlargecontainer.Repeatthisprocedureonemoretime.Examinethedrainedcleaner and, ifnecessary,repeatuntilthedrainedcleanerisfairlyclear.Closethedraincock,filltheGeneratorwithfreshwaterthroughthetubing, and drain.Repeattwomoretimes.TurnpowerON and flush for aminuteortwo.Closethedraincock,wait for theGeneratortopump full, and closethedraincock.TurnpowerOFF and reconnectthetubetotheflamearrestor.Besuretotopoffthewatertank. ... 10RunaCaronWaterTheWaterhybridsystem!Figure18inthisbookdepictsthecoreoftheWater‐hybridsystem.Whileeachcomponentisessentialtoitsoperation,theheartofthesystemistheHydrogen/OxygenGeneratorsinceitconvertswaterintocombustiblegaseousfueltopower your engine.Awatertank and pumpstore and supplywater for thegenerator.SimpleelectronicsignalsfromtheHyTronicsModuleinitiate and sustainthecreationofhydrogen and oxygenwithintheGenerator.AnIn‐DashGauge and IndicatorAssemblyallowsyoutoaccuratelymonitorallaspectsoftheWater‐hybridsystem.EverypartoftheWater‐hybridsystemisruggedlydesigned, for reliableoperation and longlife.Let’stakeacloserlookateachpartofthesystemtogetabasicunderstandingofhoweverythingworks and interacts.Hydrogen/OxygenGeneratorReferringtoFigure1onthefollowingpage,theHydrogen/OxygengeneratorhousingisaroundcylinderconstructedwithhightemperatureCPVCpipe,amaterialwidelyusedbythebuildingindustryinplumbingsystems.CPVCpipeisextremelydurable and temperaturetolerant.It’salsoavery“friendly”materialinthatit’seasytoworkwith and canbeusedtofabricateotherthingssuchasfurniture,planters, and housings for justaboutanything.TheGeneratorhousingcontainsabasiccoil and twocylindricalelectrodes;usedtogeneratebothhydrogen and oxygen.Eachcanbemadefromavarietyofmaterialssuchasstainlesssteel and/ orceramic,alsoverydurablematerials.However,twoatomicallydifferentformsofhydrogenareproducedwithintheGenerator.Mostofthegeneratedhydrogenisorthohydrogen,averypowerful and fastburninggascreatedbythetwoelectrodes.Apreciselycontrolled,highfrequencyelectronicsignalfromtheHyTronicsModuleactivates and controlstheelectrodes.Theotherformofhydrogen,parahydrogen,iscreatedbythecoil,butinmuchlessquantitythanorthohydrogen.Apreciselycontrolled,verylowfrequencyelectronicsignalfromaseparatecircuitwithintheHyTronicsModuleactivates and controlsthecoil.Parahydrogenisalesspowerful and slowerburninggas,butisnecessarytopreventpre‐combustion(commonlycalled“knocking”)within your engine.Parahydrogenslowstheburningrateofthehydrogenmix,thusboostingitsoctanelevel.Suchprecisecontrolallowsyoutoexactlymatch your engine’soctanerequirements.Toraiseoctanelevelsingasoline,specificadditivesmustbeused110RunaCaronWaterColdWeatherOperationIfoutsidetemperaturesarebelowfreezing,isopropylalcoholshouldbemixedwiththewatertopreventfreezing.Sincealcoholchangesthedielectricpropertiesofwater,thewater‐hybridsystemoperatingfrequencymustbechangedbyadjustingthe“FrequencyAdjust”trimpot for peakperformance(refertoFigure5).Workiswellunderwaytodevelopnichromewireelectricheatingdevices for coldweatheroperation.Youwillbenotifiedwhenthedevices,orplans for theirconstruction,becomeavailable.SpareGeneratorBecauseofitsgreatreliability and lowmaintenancefactor,it’seasytoforgetthatthewater‐hybridsystemrequiresatleastsomeperiodicattention.EventuallytheprimaryGeneratormaybecomecloggedwithmineraldepositsduetoneglectedmaintenance,ormayevenfailsincenothingisperfect.Sincesuchthingsalwaysseemtohappenattheworstpossiblemoment,youmaywanttoconsiderbuilding and installingaspareGeneratorjusttoactasabackup.Ifyoudo,besuretokeepalldimensionsthesameastheprimaryGeneratorsothatnoretuningisneeded.Thatwayallyouhavetodoisswitchafewwires and tubesovertothespareGenerator and you’rebackontheroad.GoodOldStainlessSteelTheonlycombustionproductthat your Water‐hybridpoweredenginecontributestotheoverallexhaustcompositioniswatervapor. And weallknowwhatwater,especiallyhotwater,doestosteel.Unless your enginehasalreadybeenequippedwithstainlesssteelvalves,youshouldlookintohavingtheminstalledassoonaspossibletopreventvalvecorrosionproblems(whichcouldeventuallyleadtoothermoreseriousproblems).Stainlesssteelvalvesarerelativelyinexpensive, and almostanyhighperformanceshopcaninstallthem. Your exhaustsystemisalsovulnerabletorust.Butyouhavemoreoptionsthere.Ifthesystemisold,youmaychoosetoletiteventuallyrustout and replaceitwithastainlesssteelsystem.Or,ifthesystemisnew,anyoneofthenew and readilyavailableceramiccoatingprocesseswillpreventrusting.Themostpracticalanswertotherustprobleminvolvesdevelopingawatercompatibleadditivethatinhibitscorrosion.Apparentlysuchanadditiveisveryclosetobeingmarketed;aliquidwitharatioof3partsadditiveto100partswater. ... Congratulations, your Water‐hybridsystemisworkingperfectly!Afterabout25hoursofdriving,firmlytightenhoseclampsonallfittings.Happydriving!109RunaCaronWaterHelpfulHints and TipsHerearesomehints and tipstohelpyougetthemostfrom your Water‐hybridsystem:Maintenance Your Water‐hybridispracticallymaintenance‐free;justfillupwithwater and drive.But,tapwatercontainsmineralswhichaccumulatewithintheGenerator and coatparts.Theelectrodegapwillgraduallyfillwithdeposits, and efficiencywillkeepdroppinguntilinsufficienthydrogen and oxygenareavailabletopower your engine.Preventmineralbuildupbyperiodicallyflushing and cleaningtheGenerator.Flushing‐Sinceit’ssoquick,easy, and effective,IhighlyrecommendflushingtheGeneratoratleasteveryweekortwo.There’snoneedtostarttheengine.Simplyopenthedraincock and turnpowerON for aminuteortwo.(Thewaterpumpwillprovideplentyoffreshwatertodoagoodjob.)Closethedraincock,wait for theGeneratortopump full, and turnpowerOFF.Besuretotopofferthewatertank.Cleaning–AthinlayerofmineralswilleventuallycoattheGeneratorparts, and mustbeperiodicallyremoved.Dependingonthemineralcontentofthewater and theamountofdriving,cleaningrequirementsmayvaryconsiderably.Tobeonthesafeside,Irecommendcleaningeverymonthortwo.Amildlyacidicmineraldepositcleanersuchas“CLR”(availableatlargegrocery and hardwarestores)worksverywell.Dozensofsimilarproductsareonthemarket;mostbeingusedtocleandepositsfromhumidifiers.Anystorecarryinghumidifiersshouldalsohaveaneffectivecleaner.MakesurepowerisOFF.DraintheGenerator,disconnecttheoutlettubeattheflamearrestor, and closethedraincock.Wearingprotectivegloves,mixcleanerabout50/50withwater(followmanufacturerdirections) and pourthroughthetubeuntiltheGeneratoris full. Allowthecleanertowork for afewminutes(followmanufacturerdirections) and drainintoabucketorlargecontainer.Repeatthisprocedureonemoretime.Examinethedrainedcleaner and, ifnecessary,repeatuntilthedrainedcleanerisfairlyclear.Closethedraincock,filltheGeneratorwithfreshwaterthroughthetubing, and drain.Repeattwomoretimes.TurnpowerON and flush for aminuteortwo.Closethedraincock,wait for theGeneratortopump full, and closethedraincock.TurnpowerOFF and reconnectthetubetotheflamearrestor.Besuretotopoffthewatertank....