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Old 01-28-2011, 01:32 PM   #413 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
Then, you take that 600 watts at about 95% efficiency (wire and probe resistance, etc.) and get 570 watts equivalent of H2 and O2 flow.
IF you can do electrolysis and come close to 95% efficient I'll make you a rich man. Using platinum electrodes the best you can expect is 50% to 70% efficiency in reality. Otherwise you looking at 20% to 40% at best.
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