typh0n

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   by typh0n 2y ago

   I see your point, though we barely ever had to top the tank up with water or salt. The amount of gas created was minimal, at least with our setup - admittedly not as fancy as a battery and a dish of water ;)
2. 2.▲
   by typh0n 2y ago

   It's absolutely not. I already tried it myself with a 3MW generator and a giant tank of saltwater.
3. 3.▲
   by typh0n 2y ago

   It's not electrolysis, it's more like electrode boiling.
4. 4.▲
   by typh0n 2y ago

   I've worked in a rail yard where we overhauled locomotive engine & traction alternator sets, which were generating upwards of 3.3MW so we used a big saltwater resistor as a load bank. It was the only bit of equipment that scared me