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 NEXT, PLACE A 2 IN S.S. WASHER ONTO THE ROD USING THE 1/4 IN HOLE THAT YOU DRILLED.  THEN PUT ON A NUT AND TIGHTEN IT DOWN. (SEE PIC 10) NEXT, PREPARE ANOTHER ROD AS YOU DID THIS ONE.  PUT IT THRU THE OTHER END OF THE PLASTIC BAR.  SCREW ON A NUT AND TIGHTEN IT DOWN.  NOW ADD 2  OF THE "SPACERS" WHICH YOU SAWED OUT. THEN PUT ON A 2 IN WASHER.  IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1/8 IN. FROM THE OTHER WASHER.  IF NOT, REMOVE THE WASHER AND ADD ANOTHER SPACER. REPLACE THE WASHER AND A NUT.  TIGHTEN IT DOWN.  NOW KEEP  ADDING SPACERS, WASHERS AND A NUT,  SPACER, WASHER, NUT.  CHECK EACH WASHER TO INSURE THAT IT IS THE PROPER DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER WASHER.  THEY CAN NOT TOUCH EACH OTHER OR THEY WILL SHORT OUT THE GENERATOR AND BLOW THE FUSE..  KEEP  BUILDING UNTILL YOU HAVE 6 WASHER ON EACH ROD.  GOING WITH 8 WASHERS WILL PRODUCE MORE HYDROGEN. 10 EVEN MORE.

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ON THE LAST WASHER AND NUT, PUT ON ANOTHER NUT  ON EACH ROD AND RUN THEM DOWN ABOUT 2 IN FROM THE END. PUT ON A METAL 1/2 WASHER ON EACH ROD.
 
NEXT, CUT TWO PIECES OF PVC PIPE ABOUT 1/4 OR 3/8 IN LONG.  IT DONT HAVE TO BE EXACT. PLACE ONE ON ONE OF THE RODS. (THAT ONE WILL BECOME THE POSITIVE ROD) NOW GO BACK TO THE LID AND ENLARGE ONE OF THE 1/4 IN HOLE  WITH THE BEVELED PUNCH. MAKE IT ABOUT 3/8 IN. NEXT, PUT ON A PIECE OF 1/8 IN TUBING FROM AN OLD WEED SPRAYER.  YOU WILL HAVE TO SCREW IT ON.   IF YOU DONT HAVE A SPRAYER HOSE, WRAP ABOUT 4 OR 5 TURN OF ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE ROD ABOUT 1 IN FROM THE END OF THE ROD WITH THE PVC PIPE.  NOW PUT THE LID ONTO THE RODS.   PUT THE ROD WITH THE TAPE THRU THE HOLE THAT YOU JUST ENLARGED. WHAT WE HAVE JUST DONE IS INSULATE THE POSITIVE ROD FROM THE LID.  NOW RUN THE TWO TOP NUTS UP TO THE LID. SO THAT THE TAPE OR TUBE IS CENTERED IN THE LID HOLE.  NEXT, PUT THE OTHER PVC PIPE ONTO THE POS. ROD AND ADD A METAL WASHER AND A NUT. PUT A NUT ON THE NEG. ROD.  ADJUST THE NUTS ON THE  BOTTOM OF THE LID  SO THAT THE LID IS LEVEL ON THE RODS.
ONCE THAT YOU HAVE THE LID LEVEL, REMOVE THE TOP NUTS AND WASHERS AND APPLY GLUE AROUND THE RODS WHERE THEY COME THRU THE LID.  REPLACE THE WASHERS AND NUTS. AND TIGHTEN THEM DOWN.
NOW INSERT THE UNIT INTO THE JAR.  WATCH OUT FOR THE BREATHER TUBE.  THE RODS SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR.  (1/4 IN FROM THE BOTTOM)

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