Thread: electrolysis for rusty razor

Good work, Randy. I had wondered about hazards. Good advise there.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I had wondered about hazards.

There aren't many hazards to the process but it is always a good idea to be safe. Caveat number three: Unplug the power supply BEFORE unclipping the anode or cathode leads. A spark could potentially ignite the hydrogen. Not much potential in a well ventilated area but hey, why play Russian Roulette if you don't have to. Caveat number four: Do NOT let your blade touch any part of the anode.

Sorry to sound like some damned street corner evangelical. I just want to pass on things I have picked up along the way so you don't have to learn the hard way by first hand experience. These are "caveats" not "rules". I personally follow them but you can make up your own mind what you want to try.

I'm learning new stuff every day. As posted by WadePatton earlier, you can not force amperage. The process will draw what it wants. For example, using the 12V 1A motorcycle charger the process is actually drawing more like 1.5A. With the same charger set to 6V the amperage draw is .5A. On a 12V 10A charger, the process is drawing only 2.5A at start up and drops down to 1.7A when checked an hour later. At two hours, the amperage drops down to 1.5A and seems to hold there. With a multimeter, you can see that both the voltage and amperage fluctuate. This seems to happen more on the 1A motorcycle charger than the 10A car charger. Possibly the variations have to do with the quality of the power supply? I don't know. I'm just reporting information.

Again, I'll be posting blade pics Thursday or Friday.

Randy