The trunk is used quite often. Bob Boyce
uses it. There is a wall between the passengers and the Cell. If the
cell was to rupture, the electrolyte mix would be isolated away from
them; less chance of it getting in their eyes. If there were to be a
leak of fluid, it would not be on your carpet. If there were a gas
leak, the trunk is not as air tight as the passenger compartment. If
there were an explosion, it would not be deafening to your ears. You
are dealing with a gas that has a flash speed of over 3000 feet per
second. Our advice is to not have it in the passenger compartment,
nor piped through the passenger compartment. It is a safe gas to use
- when used safely.
It would be safer to use a Separation
Cell in the passenger compartment, one that separates the hydrogen
and oxygen as it is made. The two gases do not get mixed. That makes
the gas non-explosive. Separation Cells are harder to build; yet
almost the same. They have a membrane between the plates that keeps
the gases separated. A special gasket design collects the gases and
channels them out of the cell via separate gas outlets. The membrane
is sandwiched between two gaskets in order to build a water chamber
on each side of it. I have information here
http://hho4free.com/hydrogen_separator_cell.htm
If you put a cell under the dash, be
sure to put a flash back arrestor on it, close to the hho output.
That will limit chances of an explosion. There are videos on YouTube
showing cells blowing up. Most of them do so because of stupidity.
You don't want electrical connections under water. If they get
loose, they can arc. If you put the cell in an enclosed container,
and ventilate it good, it could be in the passenger compartment. The
container must be strong enough to contain an explosion. Containers
can be rigged so that they can be removed easily. Disconnect the gas
hose, and disconnect the power. If you do this type of installation,
you will need a circulating pump for the water, because of the
position of the bubbler and cell will be about the same height.
The tube cell I built would have been
safe in the passenger compartment. I did not know that at first. It
was built strong enough to withstand several flash backs that I
encountered. The worst one just blew the hho output hose off. It was
constructed of all stainless steel. The lid was held down by 4
screws.
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