[chbot] Skunkworks ventilators in NZ?

[Charles Manning]

John

While that sounds interesting, I am somewhat confused as to how to how
electrolysis hydrogen and oxygen fit in with mechanical ventilation.





On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:17 PM John Larocco <john.larocco.work at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
> I have an open source electrolysis device intended to assist with
> ventilation.
>
> Might that be of interest to you? I can provide details and perhaps some
> funding on parts. It uses a 12V battery and distilled water as inputs, and
> gets H2 and O2 gases as outputs.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 9:13 AM Charles Manning <cdhmanning at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Great stuff Andy
>>
>> What this needs is action rather than navel gazing (which unfortunately
>> too many of us are good at).
>>
>> I don't think we need is website to start, but it would not hurt to
>> getone going. A Google Drive etc is fine for now.
>>
>> I think it is worth running a Plan B even if some Plan A works out too.
>> I'd rather see two projects even if this does not end up being selected.
>>
>> I am trying to pull in a guy who is incredibly good as an "ar$e-kicker"
>> and generally a get -it -moving sort of guy who is excellent at
>> steamrolling through red tape etc and grabbing the contacts/resources
>> needed to make things work. He's a VP of an international conglomerate but
>> lives in Chch. I have worked with him on and off for 20+ years. Heaps of
>> patents, but he's a manager - not an engineer, fundamentally a guy who can
>> get action. I am hoping to point him towards the governmen and ask him to
>> dig up details, find the contacts, score resources, find a doctor with a
>> few hours to spare, & whatever.
>>
>> For this to have value we need aggressive timescales and goals.
>> We beg/borrow shamelessly. I don't care where ideas come from. No
>> advocacy.
>>
>> I think it must be easy to manufacture etc.
>> Easy to use parts (eg. PC power supples) and easy to substitute (eg no PC
>> power supply? use something else).
>> Simple manufacturing processes prefered.
>> Easy to use, train, whatever...
>> This is real - not just a science fair project that can half-work.
>>
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>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:27 PM ceo at andygardner.com <ceo at andygardner.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30/03/20 1:18 pm, ceo at andygardner.com wrote:
>>> >
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Ideally, a focused mailing list should be created.
>>> >
>>>
>>> I've just registered ventilators.nz
>>>
>>> Can one of our club members with the resources please set up a server
>>> for mailing list and collaborative website/blog etc etc so we can get
>>> focused on this and start recruiting people from around the country? LMK
>>> DNS data ASAP.
>>>
>>> Is there someone here with the skills who could devote their time to
>>> site design/admin?
>>>
>>> Let's get this party started.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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