OP has it right on the power draw! It takes right at 5.4 horsepower to turn an alternator @ 1000 RPM. If you load the alternator with a 5 amp draw the horsepower rate goes to 6.8 horsepower! Same RPM! The drag car i ran had an alternator switch to turn the field off when racing. It accounted for 3/10ths of a sec in 1/4 mile run! Makes quite a difference. These HHO generators should only take 1.4 to 2 amps a piece to run. Any more than that, you are using too much electrolite ( baking soda ).

Monica Lewinsky- amerikan patriot and militia poster girl. Only person in amerika that blew away a crooked president, never served a day in jail and lived to tell about it.