I have been so busy with university, I haven't had time to touch the alternator since I got it. However, my father has finished removing the old wire from the Stator, which was nice of him! So I have a bare stator to play with once I get some time, the thing is I have 8 assignments/papers/labs/projects on my to-do list all before MONDAY so I won't be getting to it this week or this weekend... I really wish I had the time.
Some other good news is, I finally got my Quenching Circuits!! I ordered some Alumina Tubes, 3 of them, these are the Stats on them, i have one of each.
6” length:
Single Hole Round Ceramic Insulator, OD (in)=0.047, ID (in)=0.016
Two Hole Ceramic Tube Insulator, OD (in)=0.062, ID (in)=0.016
Four Hole Round Ceramic Tube Insulator, OD (in)=0.094, ID (in)=0.016
So I have 16 thousandths holes, the proper Alumina ceramic material that Stan mentions in the videos, these have a high melting point, and will maintain their shape. 1 hole, 2 hole, or 4 hole, for different levels of gas production...
I will use these to build a flame nozzle on the top of my cell like Stans, so I can burn the gas right off the top for demonstration. I will also use these for "in-line" flash back protection, at any place that I have gas flowing out of or want a flash back protector. I will just machine little brass fittings and then insert the ceramic into them, maybe a 1/2 inch piece of ceramic.... Stan says 1/8 inch of this will stop it 100%, but I can do tests on that...
These just came in the mail, so I haven't had time to build any nozzles yet either, of course I will do rigorous testing with the and a bubbler first to ensure that they do protect 100% for flash back!!! once I am completely satisfied with their performance and my tests then I will use them as I described.
I'll also do some testing on the 1 hole, 2 hole, 4 hole tubes to see what they do for certain amounts of gas flow, considering my production only goes up to maybe 500cc/min with salt water, i will probably be ok with 1 or 2 holes, but I'll have to test this, and the 4 holes will be good for higher production, and i can make nozzles with multiple ceramic tubes for even higher production.
This will be fun, I have lots to play with, when I get time!