Doubters in our midst?
Well, it really is quite simple, y'know.
I am a skilled alloy/stainless/etc welder(not my profession , just an interest) and knocking up almost any lab equip in metal is easy, especially with a good lathe and vert mill MIG TIG etc
I will have a digital camera soon, so will attach some nice little piccy's for the sceptic's too.
Simply it is a thick walled (3.6mm)S.S container with a tang for Attaching the cathode (-) which has been shaped with a cone out whick is attached via a water trap to a Ass-pirater for suckink away that nasty chlorine gas, and a carbon rod, removed carfully from a carbon arc lamp (or a carbon battery D cell or bigger)to which the anode(+) is connected. have also included a shield around the C rod which sit above the molten NaCl( molten what?) by about an inch whch provides an inert atmosphere to what is going on, bit like a TIG torch , sorta.
Currents and voltages to be discussed later.
This metal flask is then placed on to a gas burner and about 300g NaCl(salt) is poured inside, and slowly heated till salt melts @ 800ºC Once salt start to melt , the inert gas is turned on (I use argon, as it is cheaper than nitrogen) electrode is placed in molten compound and slowly moved around. Lostsa fisssing as Cl exits and , shit , what are all this funny little globluses of silvery lookin metal.
I then scoop these balls out and drop straight in a jar containing mineral turps (using a S.Steel spoon).
Voltages and currents.
Low voltage D.C. currents are required 14-18 volts is the range, and my Shunt tells me I am ranging around 30-70 Amps, but I think my shunt is damaged as this is a bit on the high side I believe, but then again I=V/R.
So there you go My version of a "Down's Cell".
Look it up, very old technique hasn't changed much as it\ aint broken.
Will post some piccys for viuals evidence soon.
Dont try this at home without good ventilation as Chlorine gas will kill you are make you really starve for air and turn blue before your mother breaks down the door and does that thing to you she saw on E.R©. Serious, Cl gas suck.
Still stranger than you!