Hmm, so the tungsten oxide layer on the electrode came from some previous initial reaction with the water that leaked in? Is there some way to manually strip the oxide layer from the surface of the electrode to bring the electrode back to its original pristine state?
They’ve said they plan to silver plate the tungsten electrode, so that the silver will minimize reactivity with the oxygen. Are there any tradeoffs likely to happen from the silver plating?
I know they want to get to the engineering phase later, but maybe there are some improvements they could think about even now, to make the system more robust and less susceptible to being derailed by small things like water. After all, if a tiny water leak is enough to mess up your apparatus, then how resilient and reliable will it be once it’s brought into production?
