Hi Bodkins,
On the copper rod, Kevin had better results when the hole that the rod was stuck in was filled with potash. For the zinc rod can be galvanized steel and for the positive rod, copper.
I would do smaller experiments to see what you get...personally for the real thing, I'd use giant plates of copper and galvanized steel. 4 feet by 8 feet. I got some copper sheets from Peter and I need the galvanized steel sheets (for roofing) and I'm putting one at each end of my garden...it is a small garden...4 feet wide by 20 feet long....that is a long distance of 20 feet for the Earth battery but in theory, it shouldn't matter for the earth currents. I will at first simply connect a wire to both sides to get the battery entrained.
See this page:
PowerPedia:Earth battery - PESWiki
"A protective or other coating covered each entire plate. A copper plate could be coated with powered coke, a processed carbonaceous material. To a zinc plate, a layer of felt could be applied. To use the natural electricity, earth batteries fed electromagnets, the load, that were part of a motor mechanism."
I'd read that whole page.
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On the copper rod, Kevin had better results when the hole that the rod was stuck in was filled with potash. For the zinc rod can be galvanized steel and for the positive rod, copper.
I would do smaller experiments to see what you get...personally for the real thing, I'd use giant plates of copper and galvanized steel. 4 feet by 8 feet. I got some copper sheets from Peter and I need the galvanized steel sheets (for roofing) and I'm putting one at each end of my garden...it is a small garden...4 feet wide by 20 feet long....that is a long distance of 20 feet for the Earth battery but in theory, it shouldn't matter for the earth currents. I will at first simply connect a wire to both sides to get the battery entrained.
See this page:
PowerPedia:Earth battery - PESWiki
"A protective or other coating covered each entire plate. A copper plate could be coated with powered coke, a processed carbonaceous material. To a zinc plate, a layer of felt could be applied. To use the natural electricity, earth batteries fed electromagnets, the load, that were part of a motor mechanism."
I'd read that whole page.
Get a copy of the only Authorized Bedini SG Handbook - Bedini SSG
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