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Besurepetroleumjellycoatsonlytheendcapthreads.17RunaCaronWaterFigure5:GeneratorElectrodeCircuitSchematic18RunaCaronWaterThesquarewavepulseratiodeterminestheamountofcurrentsenttotheGeneratorelectrodesbythecircuitoffigure5.Iftheratioislow(1:1),verylittlecurrentarrivesattheelectrodes.So,verylittlehydrogen and oxygenareproducedbytheGenerator.Iftheratioishigh(10:1),maximumcurrentreachestheelectrodes and theGeneratorproducesmaximumgasvolume.Varyingvoltageinputfromapotentiometerconnectedviaa10Kresistortopin3ofcomponentLM741causesthecircuittovarythepulseratio, and thereforecontrolstheamountofgasesproduced.Thepotentiometershaftconnectstothevehiclethrottlelinkage,enablingcontrolofgasvolumeindirectresponsetovoltagechangescorrelatingwithrotationofthepotentiometershaftinrelationtothrottlepositioning.Atrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins2 and 6ofcomponentLM741,enablingpreciseadjustmentofthethrottleinputsignal.Asecondtrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins4 and 7ofcomponentNE555,enablingprecisepulsewidthadjustment.TheelectrodepairsofeachGeneratorexhibitauniquefrequencyofelectricalresonanceatwhichoptimumgasvolumeiscreated.ThisfrequencyoftenvariesconsiderablyamongdifferentGenerators.Severalfactorsdetermineresonancefrequencysuchas:electrodesize and shape,Generatorchambersize and shape,spacingbetweenelectrodes,coilparameters and relativepositioning, and pulseamplitude(voltagelevel).Atrimmingpotentiometerconnectedbetweenpins1 and 2ofcomponentCD4069allowstheprecisefrequencytobeobtained.Byselectingvariouscombinationsofdipswitchconnectionstoabankoffourcapacitors,pulsefrequencycanbevariedbetweenapproximately8KHz and 260KHz. ... dsystem?Thesewaterhybridplansessentiallyconvertyourvehicletousewaterasasourceofsupplementaloreven(theoretically)primaryfuel.Theenginederivesfuelfromhydrogen and oxygen,generatedbytheelectrolysisofwater.Althoughpetroleumderivedfuel and anexternalelectricalgeneratingsystemisnottheoreticallyrequired,inmostcircumstancesitisapracticalnecessity.Theonlybyproductresultingfromthehydrogen and oxygencomponentsofcombustionwithintheengineiswatervapor.Therefore,emissionsareusuallycleaner,emittingfewerpollutingparticles.Inshort,theWater‐hybridsystemisa“cleaner”system;onethatderivessupplementalfuelfromafree and inexhaustibleresource;WATER!Ithastheuniqueadvantageofbeingabletoremovepollutantsfromtheairduringcombustion, and evenreducesthecarbonresiduewithintheengine(similartotheeffectofhigheroctanefuels).TheWater‐hybridsystemisproven and hasbeenimplementedinvariousforms and varietiesbyengineers,mechanics, and hobbyistsaroundtheworld.Itistheendresultofmanyyearsoftesting and experimentationwithamultitudeofhydrogengeneratingsystemsbasedontheprincipleofelectrolysisofwater.Waterelectrolysisissimplythebreakingdownofwaterintoitsbasichydrogen and oxygenatomsbypassinganelectroniccurrentthroughit.Youdon’tevenhavetoaddanelectrolyte(suchasacid)tothewatertoassureelectricalconductivity,asisrequiredwithabattery;plainoldtapwaterworksfinebecauseitcontainsnaturalelectrolytessuchasminerals, and alsomunicipaladditivessuchaschlorinewhichalsoaidinelectricalconductivity.Infact,electrolysisisinmanywayssimilartothereactionwhichoccurswithinyourvehicles’battery.Electrolysisofwaterusnothingnew;itwasfirstaccomplishednearlyacenturyago.But,untiltechnologieslikethewater‐hybridsystemweredeveloped,itrequiredahighvoltagepowersupply and consumedvastamountsofelectricalenergy.Itactuallyrequiredmuchmoreelectricalenergythantheenergyderivedfromthecombustionoftheresultinghydrogen and oxygen.Inotherwords,itwasanextremelyinefficientprocessthathadlimitedpracticaluse.Thewater‐hybridsystemisapracticalsolutiondevelopedforuseinfuel‐injected and carburetedmotorvehicles.Thesecretofthewater‐hybridsystemlieswithinitsHyTronicmodule.Itproducedrelativelylowvoltage,butuniquelyshapedelectronicpulsesofprecise...
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