Well, it didn't turn out as I had hoped, but this is my latest attempt at creating a crystal cell that produces more than 1.5v... I was actually hoping for at least 3v, but that didn't happen.
I started by mounting several oxygen free copper rods and magnesium rods into a 3" PVC sewer cap. I used superglue to hold them down, then mixed alum and Elmer's glue to coat the entire bottom.
I then proceeded to use A1 Kanthal flat resistance wire to connect the anodes/cathodes together... Hoping to produce more voltage in a single unit instead of hooking several batteries together, plus hoping to produce more amperage by using resistance wire instead of copper...
I then mixed ground activated carbon and mixed it with sodium silicate solution to add a small layer to the bottom...
Then I sprinkled alum on top of the carbon...
Then some epsom salt...
Then some Rochelle Salt crystals that I made...
I then created a mixture of Borax crystals, Alum crystals, Rochelle crystals, and potassium chloride together with some sodium silicate solution and mashed it all in as tight as I could....
I them sealed the top with a 3" sewer cap plug. I used hot glue to seal the lid down... It is allowed to vent through the holes that the 2 posts are coming out of...
I attached an external power source to set the polarity charge on the battery for a few minutes and then let it sit. At the time of this post, the unit is only producing 1.168v @ about 40mAh.
I will have to wait a few days to get a true reading as the sodium silicate cures and fuses it all together... But I am a bit disappointed at the initial readings I'm getting from it.
I started by mounting several oxygen free copper rods and magnesium rods into a 3" PVC sewer cap. I used superglue to hold them down, then mixed alum and Elmer's glue to coat the entire bottom.
I then proceeded to use A1 Kanthal flat resistance wire to connect the anodes/cathodes together... Hoping to produce more voltage in a single unit instead of hooking several batteries together, plus hoping to produce more amperage by using resistance wire instead of copper...
I then mixed ground activated carbon and mixed it with sodium silicate solution to add a small layer to the bottom...
Then I sprinkled alum on top of the carbon...
Then some epsom salt...
Then some Rochelle Salt crystals that I made...
I then created a mixture of Borax crystals, Alum crystals, Rochelle crystals, and potassium chloride together with some sodium silicate solution and mashed it all in as tight as I could....
I them sealed the top with a 3" sewer cap plug. I used hot glue to seal the lid down... It is allowed to vent through the holes that the 2 posts are coming out of...
I attached an external power source to set the polarity charge on the battery for a few minutes and then let it sit. At the time of this post, the unit is only producing 1.168v @ about 40mAh.
I will have to wait a few days to get a true reading as the sodium silicate cures and fuses it all together... But I am a bit disappointed at the initial readings I'm getting from it.
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