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[triffid]

Although the following video is in french I believe.You should be able to follow along if you understand how a joule thief works.He turns 9.6 volts into 72 volts continuous.Nice idea on the coils too.So he has gone from leds to lightbulbs!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQqAP_tyEqg&feature=fvwp&NR=1  triffid

[Peanutbutter29]

Nice posting of information Triffid, Phi, and B_Rads!

Yea, I'm jealous of your wax coating!.  I just did a coating last night and had to drip wax on, sigh.  Not enough to make a pot and wanted some sort of seal.
For using wax with salt, I'm not sure;  as wax isn't real porous or conductive.  Though wax was one of Zamboni's Design 5 electrodes with Tin......

Not much new, finally soldered the JT circuit so it wasn't so messy.  Made another cell with MgOH as I liked some of the properties with it.  I made a quick video, but ya' another "plate" type design.  Similar to the last shown with Al and AlSO4, but 1.6v instead of 1v.  Seems to run a JT alright. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpmn_GnK9o0&context=C4d422f2ADvjVQa1PpcFPFfx6ZklIUC1rsLOrQVBXU4ajj1gGHw24=

I believe my final electrode combo's will end up in the 1.3-1.5v range, we'll see.   Then I'll be focusing on moisture regulation;  which is more difficult without hydrophobic salt hydrates and their corresponding equilibrium humidities' (JB Hint)  Though its' possible I'll be in a loosing battle without said hydrates.
"If ye' don't have H and ye' don't have O;  then ya' don't got any place for Sir Galvani to go."

I'm trying to stay in the Chemically non-reactive area, like zamboni;  with respect to electrodes and electrolytes.  This does limit overall current and has certain other issues, but I don't have to worry about the electrodes being eating any time soon.

Thanks

EDIT:>>Derp, moment.  Meant Hydrophilic not hydrophobic.  Sorry bout that

[triffid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c7r5QVjfh_Y   although this guy says he can protect the magnesium strip metal by reacting it with a saturated solution of alum.I found my magnesium strips seeming to be bubbling away in a warm saturated solution of alum.I reached my fingers in to pull them out and placed all six strips in a plastic container to dry overnight.I was worried they were dissolving.
Since it was not acid I could put my fingers in it.Which is why I love doing these safe experiments.Maybe they bubble when they are reacting with a saturated solution of alum?To form a protected coating?I do not know.triffid

[triffid]

A wireless joule thief,draws over 100 mAs so not for us.But pay attention to his coils (simple) and the video is in english.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyNW9j415No&feature=related
triffid

[triffid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7dua2mBzo   this joule thief runs off of .20 volts.triffid




http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Gjx-V_cCl7A  this one is even less!