Portable power, hydrogen fuel cell

[Douglas Hudson]

Being new to this group I don't know if this has been posted before.  Have a
look at the Brunton Hydrogen Reactor at:

 
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2013/10/23/brunton-hydrogen-reactor-can-keep-you-off-
the-grid-for-months/  

The Brunton web page at http://www.brunton.com/products/hydrogen-reactor
shows it but there isn't as much info as above.
Two of these in series will keep a KX3 going for quite a while.   A little
rework and the possibilities are endless.

Doug Hudson
K7CUU
Bremerton, WA
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[WB4SON]

It looks like these refillable "cores" hold the equivalent of 33 watt-hours
of power.  That's maybe 40% more power than the internal AA battery pack
holds.  The internal battery pack weighs ~240 grams, about the same as the
"reactor" and a single core.  So it seems like a fair trade in terms of
energy/mass.

A 5 watt solar panel weighs 170 grams, and during an average day will
produce 20-40 watt hours of power.  I might be more tempted to carry one of
those around for "limitless" power as it costs much less and is less
complicated.

But the technology is interesting, and in its infancy, so it will be
interesting to see where it winds up a decade from now.

73, Bob, WB4SON




On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Doug Hudson <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Being new to this group I don't know if this has been posted before.  Have
> a
> look at the Brunton Hydrogen Reactor at:
>
>
>
> http://www.ohgizmo.com/2013/10/23/brunton-hydrogen-reactor-can-keep-you-off-
> the-grid-for-months/
>
> The Brunton web page at http://www.brunton.com/products/hydrogen-reactor
> shows it but there isn't as much info as above.
> Two of these in series will keep a KX3 going for quite a while.   A little
> rework and the possibilities are endless.
>
> Doug Hudson
> K7CUU
> Bremerton, WA
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