Re: water spark gaps

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Original poster: Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com 

In a message dated 12/2/00 2:48:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< Yep, speculation... Here is an interesting side note though.. I have a
 steam vaporizer for the kids room that essentially works by passing 110VAC
 through water to heat it and boil it. A very simple device.. two carbon
 rods are the electrodes.  No mention is made of electrolysis in the manual,
 and if there WERE a signficant explosion hazard, I think they would have to
 mention it.. >>

Hi Jim,

I have one of those vaporizers, too and it works the same way that you
described. One thing that you didn't mention that is required (at least
with mine) is that you have to add a couple of teaspoons of table salt
to the water to  increase it's ionization (conductivity). 

David Rieben