Ibpointless2 Crystal Cells

[PhiChaser]

Keep up the good work guys. These cells are fun to make. I'm still working on some myself and will post more.  http://youtu.be/6jrjZqPldjw

@ IB:
Heh heh, man, I was looking at some of that petroleum jelly yesterday and thinking of trying something very similar, no kidding!!! You beat me too it... Nice!
PC

[triffid]

Good work PC,keep up the momentum.Today I will make my cell with silica in it.I wont be using the mineral silica but an orgainic food grade form of it.I may have found a new acid too to help the fumaric acid.So Im hoping for greater power level(more volts)At some point I want to do a grass cell.But I have to think more about it.24 more hours to sealing up with wax the 5 new cells I made yesterday.






Starch(in the aspirin) keeps my newer cells up in voltage longer but only  because starch releases the water more slowly.So a longer retention of water is the only reason my cells work better with this brand of aspirin in them.What I think I want is silica to keep the casimir plates apart longer than before.


So a month later after the cells are made they don't drop to nothing voltage wise.


have a good day everyone,we had snow so im staying home today!

[triffid]

I will be using a vitamin c tablet(1000mg) that has silica in it.triffid


also contains ascorbic acid.

[PhiChaser]

Starch(in the aspirin) keeps my newer cells up in voltage longer but only  because starch releases the water more slowly.

Pretty much the same reason Borax works I think triffid. The water evaporates so slow out of that stuff I'm not sure it will ever actually dry out; it makes it so the crystals have a longer time to 'connect' to the other crystals around it (I'm thinking). Eventually I will get Borax into the mixes too...
Tonight I will do some more mixes with Durham's and Epsom salt (last night I did a couple with salt sub)
So far the rock putty seems like it gets harder than the wood putty (yay!!), even after drying just 12 hours. The voltage levels measured like they will be higher too. Too early to tell but it is looking GOOD! It is more messy than Elmer's wood putty and dries faster, but I think it is a little cheaper AND you can buy it in 25,50, and 100 gallon containers (yeah, no kidding!!!). Not gonna go off the deep end, but it is a good thing to know that one of the bases for my electrolyte may be easily available in large quantities. Epsom salt is the same way, so we're halfway there!! (Ha ha ha, joke...)
Need to find a way to press the electrolyte around the cathode and use aluminum tubing as a sleeve I think (for best results?)... Still a ways off from that but it looks like one way to go for a sturdy homemade battery maybe. Just mix, stir, dry, and use is what I'm really after... Good luck to us all with that!!
The Durham's container says you can add a little vinegar or milk (?!) to slow down the setting process so maybe I will try using the vinegar (5% mix) instead of mater maybe? I will also try the epsom salt putty and epsom salt/subsalt mix... Still need alum. And aspirin. Probably more subsalt eventually (although I would like to get away from that and figure out a cheaper way with similar or better results).
Happy experimenting all, and keep up the momentum guys!
Will post some readings tonight too if I have some extra time...
PC

[triffid]

PC,that vineagar might change the PH someway,somehow but experiment away anyway.I made the vitamin C cell today.I will check voltages after its dried about 12 hours.This cell I layered and did not mix.Edison did not like book learning.He liked to put stuff in and see what happened,hence a thousand ways to fail.Tesla liked to put some thought into it first.I know we don't want to retain water but the starch might have its uses anyway.I want to use silica in these cells as it may provide a repulsive force to keep the casimir plates apart.




Just an observation here so far,I have noticed that higher temps increase the voltage.Even at a decent clip.So are we making the casimir plates too close together to begin with?What if we could double or even triple the distance between the plates to begin with?triffid