How to make a literal crystal battery...
What you need:
Borax, 20 mule team
water and something to boil it in
Glass jar, Mason jars work the best
two electrodes, copper and aluminum wire work the best so far.
String, if you don't have string try a paper towel, it just their to separate the two metals from touching.
Pencil or straw
how:
Warp the string or paper towel around the electrodes as to separate them from touching.
boil some water, the hotter the better.
Add 4 cups into a Glass jar
Add 12 tablespoons (tbsp) of Borax to the hot water in the glass jar
suspend the electrodes setup above the jar using the straw or pencil, don't put the whole thing in the water you want the electrodes to stick out.
Let it sit overnight, do not mess with it for at least 12 hours. That means no touching it.
After 12 hours hang it up and let it dry
In order to make a polycrystalline cell you need to add things like salt substititue and maybe even epsom salt to the mix when you're adding the 12 table spoons of borax. If you don't dope the cell and just use only borax the cell will give very little power.
What you need:
Borax, 20 mule team
water and something to boil it in
Glass jar, Mason jars work the best
two electrodes, copper and aluminum wire work the best so far.
String, if you don't have string try a paper towel, it just their to separate the two metals from touching.
Pencil or straw
how:
Warp the string or paper towel around the electrodes as to separate them from touching.
boil some water, the hotter the better.
Add 4 cups into a Glass jar
Add 12 tablespoons (tbsp) of Borax to the hot water in the glass jar
suspend the electrodes setup above the jar using the straw or pencil, don't put the whole thing in the water you want the electrodes to stick out.
Let it sit overnight, do not mess with it for at least 12 hours. That means no touching it.
After 12 hours hang it up and let it dry
In order to make a polycrystalline cell you need to add things like salt substititue and maybe even epsom salt to the mix when you're adding the 12 table spoons of borax. If you don't dope the cell and just use only borax the cell will give very little power.
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