4 Mar
2004
4 Mar
'04
10:34 a.m.
I (when MUCH younger) did a simple test. Put two
electrodes into a
container of distilled water. Measure the current flow.....
Under the best of cirsumstances I was able to get
about 3 minutes of
negligable current flow. Then it would rise rapidly until if popped
a breaker, blew a fuse, generated smoke (burning wires), or exploded
( Do NOT drop a pinch of salt into the water while running this
experiment.......)
Interesting. I have a humidifier that, as far as I can tell, works by
running mains current through tap water to heat it up to boiling. I've
opened it up and looked, and, electrically, that's all there is to it:
just two long metal electrodes connected to the mains, dipped into the
water. Works well for its design purpose.
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