From Guest Blogger Dragmit: Edison Hydrogen Generator
I’ve built these before, and they easily add at least 5 MPG to any engine I have installed them on. I did another today for my son’s car. No magic here, a couple of stainless bolts, some wire, a Mason jar, a fuse and switch, water and baking soda. He’ll probably get 7 to 10 MPG, but 5 is a whole lot of fuel over a month of driving for him. But there is a deeper question here. Why? If this is so simple, and the millions of gallons of gasoline that would be saved, why is this simple device not on every single engine on the planet? This thing works on diesel engines just as well. Can anybody give me an explanation that does not sound like some ridiculous conspiracy theory? I’ve used these for years with no engine problems, and it even reduced ping on the first car I used it on, a 79 Oldsmobile. Any answers here?
This really sounds like another energy for free scheme. From the scant details provided it suggests that this increase in efficiency comes from a conversion of the water to vapor or hydrogen through electrolytic action.
The addition of hydrogen and water to gasoline has been going on at the refinery for a very long time. The fuel we burn today has evolved over the decades from primarily a hydrocarbon mix to a complex oxygenated fuel that optimizes combustion in the cylinder.
If this whizbang device has been getting these remarkable results since 1979, I wonder how it squares with the changing nature of the fuel at the pump. You would think that any advantage would have been lost as the fuel improved. This is an idea that we all wish was true. You think maybe he really has cold fusion going on in the Mason jar?
Ha! I don’t know. I’ve run across this many times, including a phone conversation a few years ago with auto mogul Malcolm Bricklin. And yes, the explanation that I recall is that some of the chemical energy from burning the gasoline goes into electrolyzing water, and the presence of that hydrogen creates the conditions were the gasoline is burned more completely. I’m skeptical, but I think it’s conceivable.
Apparently they’ve succeeded in amending the laws of physics. I’d be interested in knowing how to do that. Is there a board or commission that establishes the laws of physics and responds to petitions to amend them? I can think of many beneficial changes that could be made.
Without getting very specific because it doesn’t matter, this does work more or less the way Craig describes it by creating a more complete burn. Unfortunately, it only works for carburated engines. Anything with oxygen sensors and a computer will interpret the results as a lean mix and add fuel to compensate negating the effects of the device. Which is why it doesn’t matter. There still is no free lunch.
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Well, no offense, but this is malarky, to be sure. “Power from the gravity field reduction in water?” Sorry, but that’s meaningless.
There’s a special distributer cap that has been advertised by J. C. Whitney; it is supposed to be effective in improving fuel efficiency. It works by sending “hot” electricity to each spark plug as it is supposed to fire, just as conventional distributor caps do, but it also sends “cold” electricity to the other sparks plugs to break up the fuel mixture so that it will burn better.
Another device available clips over the fuel line. It’s special magnetism modifies the fuel molecules to cause better combustion thereby markedly increasing fuel mileage.
There was also the Pugue carburetor that was supposed to enable cars to get more than 200 mpg.
There was a joke about a person who installed a number of fuel saving devices on his car, with the improvements totaling more than 100%. He had to stop occasionally to empty his tank so it wouldn’t overflow.