Hello, I had a question about using electrolytic cells in series, I'm trying to design a cheap first cell for myself, specifically put together for electrowinning copper, to collect the values in the minor constituents ( feedstock material In mind is the non-ferrous metal portion of ball milled low grade circuit boards, after melting out solder portion in hot pot, and possibly removing nickel with Monde process, more on that later) which in this case would mostly consist of zinc (from brass) silver , beryllium , and (if not removed by Monde) nickel, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, ect., From what I've read in copper cell threads, separating copper fromother base metals is dependant on very low controllable voltage, under 1v, now here's where my question comes in
Trying to find a cheap adjustable power supply that goes below, 3v AND can handle a KW of load (that's the scale I'm planning for my purposes) is frustrating me so I was wondering if placing multiple cells in series from a 6v or 12v fixed voltage power supply would be fruitfull solution. My concern is would the voltage be
A.evenly distributed or
B. would each cell receive less voltage that the last,
would the resistance of each cell effect this?
I'd like to be able to say attach 24 cells in series to a high amperage 12v power supply which by my math should give me .5v across each cell, then when it comes time that I need to adjust the voltage (up) in order to fraction out a different metal (onto a different cathode obv.) I could simply remove one or more cells from the series.
But if voltage doesn't divide even like that then there would be a spectrum across the series and anodes could be moved down the line the fraction
Somebody who understands electrons better than me please explain
I also have questions about the Monde process but that belongs elsewhere
Trying to find a cheap adjustable power supply that goes below, 3v AND can handle a KW of load (that's the scale I'm planning for my purposes) is frustrating me so I was wondering if placing multiple cells in series from a 6v or 12v fixed voltage power supply would be fruitfull solution. My concern is would the voltage be
A.evenly distributed or
B. would each cell receive less voltage that the last,
would the resistance of each cell effect this?
I'd like to be able to say attach 24 cells in series to a high amperage 12v power supply which by my math should give me .5v across each cell, then when it comes time that I need to adjust the voltage (up) in order to fraction out a different metal (onto a different cathode obv.) I could simply remove one or more cells from the series.
But if voltage doesn't divide even like that then there would be a spectrum across the series and anodes could be moved down the line the fraction
Somebody who understands electrons better than me please explain
I also have questions about the Monde process but that belongs elsewhere