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Old 13th July 2008, 01:42 PM   (permalink)
Question PWM - browns gas generator

Hi everyone,

I am trying to make a circuit that will run almost any electrode for a browns gas generator. My knowledge of electrical circuits is somewhat limited, but i do have a residential wiring back ground that has gotten me this fare.

My main problem is finding a MOSFET and JFet that will work in harmony.
The electrode that i want to power pulls over 65amp's on 12v DC.
I intend to run the circuit at about 9kHz to 48kHz or 48kHz to 142kHz.

here is an image of the circuit I will start with.


If my math is correct that circuit can run 4.3636364 KHz to 48KHz, that is a nice range to start at for now. The driver and MOSFET are to weak for the electrode.
So i thought if i used a 2N2219A(driver) and a IRF540(MOSFET 28amp 100v 0.077Ohm), but the MOSFET smokes =( .

Keep in mined the circuit will be installed in a car and will have to be able to with stand the heat(yes I use heat sink for MOSFET all the time).
I know there are automotive MOSFET's and don't mined using them, But the price for each IC must be reasonable.

Thank you for your help, ^^
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Old 13th July 2008, 02:01 PM   (permalink)
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Hi Flex,
Why does your circuit produce a very high voltage? High voltage makes a spark. You don't want a spark near hydrogen.

Electrolysis of water uses a high current, not a high voltage.
Look in Google for Brown Gas Generator Circuit to see.
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Old 13th July 2008, 02:02 PM   (permalink)
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Your Dreaming if you expect to run 65 Amps in a car.
Your Alternator will burn up.
And Even if it doesn't, The loss of HP from your motor to drive your alternator that hard, will offset any gains from the hydrogen.

Even though your alternator may be rated at 100 amps, its Actual Continuous Current on a warm day is Probably only 50 to 60 Amps.
Besides that it needs to supply power to your motor and Many other Possible Accessories.

NEXT, If you plan to drive that Transformer as shown, It will not work efficiently over that Frequency Range. And at higher frequencys, I doubt your mosfet will work very efficient either.

Also an IRF540 is Not Suitable. It has too low of a Voltage rating to withstand the Inductive Kickback from your transformer.
You also need to add Additional Protection for this.

And there is no reason to use that 2N2222, The 555 will supply a suitable Drive to the mosfet without it.

Anyway, DREAM ON!
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Old 13th July 2008, 02:15 PM   (permalink)
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Hi Flex,
Why does your circuit produce a very high voltage? High voltage makes a spark. You don't want a spark near hydrogen.

Electrolysis of water uses a high current, not a high voltage.
Look in Google for Brown Gas Generator Circuit to see.
Sorry for the confusion, the 10T coil will not be used. it is replaced with the browns gas electrode. I posted the curcuit because its kinda close what im making.
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Old 13th July 2008, 02:39 PM   (permalink)
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Sorry for the confusion, the 10T coil will not be used. it is replaced with the browns gas electrode. I posted the curcuit because its kinda close what im making.
You can find a number of very cheap kits that will do 0-48K and drive a DC motor (like for a scooter) up to MANY amps. All off 12VDC as well.

Also, looks like you can remove 4 parts to get what you want from that circuit. What are your electrodes in?
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Old 13th July 2008, 02:43 PM   (permalink)
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Your Dreaming if you expect to run 65 Amps in a car.
Your Alternator will burn up.
well i agree, i thought that by PWM on a 60 amp load would bring the amp's down to 30 amp or half its usage. i guess this is not the case. =(

I can remake the electrode to pull a max of 15 amp's, witch should be a lot better max load and the car can now also support a decent size amplifier for a stereo system.


I'm a NOOB...

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Old 13th July 2008, 02:49 PM   (permalink)
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dont let them get you down...however your probably going to find that nothing works better than brute force electrolisis. When you think about it during the gate sequence your not producing anything...I tried several methods, different torroids, winds this that and the only thing it does is generate less the more gate you have.
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Old 13th July 2008, 03:01 PM   (permalink)
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You can find a number of very cheap kits that will do 0-48K and drive a DC motor (like for a scooter) up to MANY amps. All off 12VDC as well.

Also, looks like you can remove 4 parts to get what you want from that circuit. What are your electrodes in?
the electrode is fully submerged in regular tap water with a 6 inch PVC pipe as the casing. the 60 amp electrode is made up of 14 stainless steel plates(its big, maybe to big). The electrode can also be made with aluminum and i have heard some have done it with carbon plates.

thx for the info ^^
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Old 13th July 2008, 03:39 PM   (permalink)
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Hi everyone,

I am trying to make a circuit that will run almost any electrode for a browns gas generator. My knowledge of electrical circuits is somewhat limited, but i do have a residential wiring back ground that has gotten me this fare.

My main problem is finding a MOSFET and JFet that will work in harmony.
The electrode that i want to power pulls over 65amp's on 12v DC.
I intend to run the circuit at about 9kHz to 48kHz or 48kHz to 142kHz.

here is an image of the circuit I will start with.


If my math is correct that circuit can run 4.3636364 KHz to 48KHz, that is a nice range to start at for now. The driver and MOSFET are to weak for the electrode.
So i thought if i used a 2N2219A(driver) and a IRF540(MOSFET 28amp 100v 0.077Ohm), but the MOSFET smokes =( .

Keep in mined the circuit will be installed in a car and will have to be able to with stand the heat(yes I use heat sink for MOSFET all the time).
I know there are automotive MOSFET's and don't mined using them, But the price for each IC must be reasonable.

Thank you for your help, ^^
These are the same frequencies I have seen used in the Meyers cell. It was said that though his voltage was 1500 volts it operated in the milliamp range. I think you need to replace your MOSFET with an IGBT.
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Old 13th July 2008, 04:00 PM   (permalink)
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A court found Stanley Meyer guilty of gross fraud about his HHO fuelled car. He would not allow anybody to analyse it. He tricked many people even at the patents office.
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Old 13th July 2008, 04:24 PM   (permalink)
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Thx for everyones input on this subject. I have posted a revised schematic of the circuit i would like to make some time in the future. The driver and mosfet is still a problem. but hopefully i will find the right ones to run a smaller electrode(say a 15 amp electrode).

The schematic is a little more advanced in my eyes, because it uses the Throttle to adjust the pulse.
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Old 13th July 2008, 06:27 PM   (permalink)
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Hey Guru! This is mrgone...lol. Anyway I don't know much about Meyers, I was just stating what I had read and I am interested in doing some experimenting using his techniques. But to the OP, did you consider an IGBT and another thing, if that MOSFET is burning up, you probably need to up the size of your heat-sink.
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Old 13th July 2008, 06:36 PM   (permalink)
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dont let them get you down...
We're not trying to get at him, just trying to save him the disappointment of spending lots of time and money on something that won't give him the desired result.
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Old 13th July 2008, 06:47 PM   (permalink)
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We should ban anything about Brown's Gas unless it's a fart joke thread. And we should probably ban those too.

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Old 13th July 2008, 06:54 PM   (permalink)
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We're not trying to get at him, just trying to save him the disappointment of spending lots of time and money on something that won't give him the desired result.
So you don't think there are any advantages to raising the voltage and modulating it with a frequency?
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