Hydrostar generator

I've been reading about this Hydrostar generator thing, and have some
major doubts. It just doesn't quite add up...but it's sufficiently
intriguing to hold my interest. I admit it...I'm a long time fan of
KeelyNet, and a lot of the free energy newsgroups.

Well, I've done the requisite searches on the term, and found that
people are skeptical at best, and downright hostile towards it, at
worst. But, I have a slightly different way of thinking about this
approach.

OK, take the claim of running your engine on water. Um...no. You're
running it, inefficiently, on electricity...electricity stored by
electrolysis. See? I do actually have a clue how this works.

Strangely, though, one of their claims actually caught my attention.
The injection of the hydrogen into the combustion chamber, and a
subsequent increase in gas mileage.

Assumption: At idle, my alternator produces enough current to keep my
battery charged. Anything else is simply excess. So, while actually
driving, my alternator produces current beyond that which is necessary
to charge my battery. If that excess current is used to produce
hydrogen, that hydrogen (now combustible "fuel") is essentially free.

Assumption 2: If memory serves, plain air is combustible with as
little as 3% hydrogen enrichment...and at higher concentrations, it
achieves a stable burn. But we won't be burning plain hydrogen in
air... Approaching it from this direction, it should be possible to
*enrich* the mixture of gas and air with hydrogen from an electrolysis
cell, and consequently burn less gasoline in the process.

Question: Does this approach have merit, or is it just a pipe dream?

My desire isn't to run my car off of water...it's not within the realm
of reality, though it would be nice. My desire is, instead, to simply
increase my gas mileage so that I end up buying less gasoline. Yes, I
already check my tires, tune up the car, etc...I want more.

Is this approach realistic? I've not worked the numbers, but it does
at least seem plausible.

-- Chuck Knight
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