PLEASE READ THIS-MAJOR BREAK THRU FROM BILL MEHESS

[highvoltage]

With the plates removed and the leads "dangling" in the water there is a galvanic reaction of about 90 mv. through all three containers .Adding the plates the voltage reading is over 5 times that. The voltmeter is currenty reading 387 mv.
Adding additional containers containing the module and using the same clips will add approx 130 mv and allowing for the 30 mv due to the galvanic reaction of the leads the net gin is till around 100 mv. per container.
Tomorrow I am going to thicken my mixture and "paint" another plastic peice to see if I can increase the output.
Been a long day- going to bed.

Bill

You dont seem to understand the concept of galvanics or the relationship between anode/cathode.  Let me save you a lot of time.

Your plastic is merely a substrate...nothing magical is occurring with that.  Your paint obviously has a metalic component and therefore is taking the role of either anode or cathode.

I can't believe I have to spell this out.  In a galvanic series the anode and cathode DO NOT have to be the same size.  Heck you can put a giant plate of zinc in water and then only a small piece of copper and get a good reaction.  This is what is happening with your experiment.  The fact that you placed the clips in the water and produced voltage shows what I was saying is true - there are at least two metals surrounding the clips (be they the spring or solder or copper wire).

Now add to the equation the 'final' plate (your paint) and the series is complete.

[powercat]

Hi Bill great to see you sharing 
Very interesting work, I do think  highvoltage  has a good point, is there any chance you can make a U shaped plastic plate so that the clips can be attached outside the water and prove or eliminate that argument.

Maybe this will be one of the best performing galvanic reactions we have seen ?

[Lakes]

No need to make a U shape, just submerge most of the plate in the water with clips attached to the top part of the plate that is out of the water.

[e2matrix]

No need to make a U shape, just submerge most of the plate in the water with clips attached to the top part of the plate that is out of the water.

I would agree that this simple experiment would validate whether there is some thing of real interest with the plates.  If all clips are out of the water and dry but the plates are in the water and you still have a voltage then you really have something of interest.  But if there is no voltage then I would rethink what is going on. 

[billmehess]

I just got back in, need to go to the hospital to see my new grandon, born yesterday. I will post another youtube video this evening showing the clips completely out of the water.
bill