Ibpointless2 Crystal Cells

[triffid]

Thanks IB2 for the video on how to keep magnesium from corroding.I had no idea petro jelly was conductive.I have been wanting to build a cell with two or three drops of vineagar in it to see what happens.Now I can protect both electrodes.A vitamin C cell with vineagar would have three acids in it.acetic acid,ascorbic acid ,and fumaric acid.triffid\






1.8 volts not bad.

[ibpointless2]

Thanks IB2 for the video on how to keep magnesium from corroding.I had no idea petro jelly was conductive.I have been wanting to build a cell with two or three drops of vineagar in it to see what happens.Now I can protect both electrodes.A vitamin C cell with vineagar would have three acids in it.acetic acid,ascorbic acid ,and fumaric acid.triffid\






1.8 volts not bad.

Petroleum Jelly is not conductive, it actually rejects water. Petroleum won't dissolve in water so I figured it would be perfect to protect the electrodes. What I didn't expect was that it will still allow voltage, I think the petro jelly blocks electrons flow but allows ion flow which is why i get voltage. In-fact this cell should not be possible. I'm still studying this and I have magnesium electrode with petroleum jelly on it in water and other salts in it and watching it to see if it corrodes, so far its not corroding and it gives me 1.5 volts @ 300uA.


Be careful with vinegar and magnesium, I wouldn't leave the magnesium in the vinegar overnight. The only reason why I use vinegar was because it will corrode magnesium much faster than water would and wanted to show people that it was not corroding with the jelly on it and i was still getting voltage too. The vinegar reacts crazy to magnesium, the magnesium will actually dissolve completely  in vinegar if the metal is not protected.

[Tenbatsu]

Ibpointless, have you performed a before and after test to see if there is a reduction in voltage/amperage after applying the petroleum jelly to the magnesium strip?

[triffid]

I will have to get some new petro jelly.My old one is not conductive,about a year old with no lid.It may degrade(the jelly that is).I had to replace the battery in my voltmeter today.I cant believe I had to replace it after a month and a half.I did not try your variation of the magnesium test in vineagar.No room and no time.I was thinking maybe you found something totally new?How to make a wet cell without corrosion?triffid






That would be exciting.I used to work for a company that had acid inhibitors for metal.

[triffid]

18 count panel still holding around 14.55 volts and .30 ma.I was thinking about seeking out the weak cells and cut them  out and see what I could do with that.?I would just unhook them and bypass them.Still giving me about 4 watts.triffid