Crystal Cell Research for Experimenter

[tgraca]

It finally died all at once this morning... It lasted over 2 weeks, which I think is good.
1 week is ok, 2 weeks is good, 3 weeks is great, 4 weeks is fantastic! The cell came right back to life with a little water, which is
what I am going for... if it can last at least 6 months with maintenance periods of 7+ days, that is "fantastic"!

Crystal Battery #354 - Built Nov. 26
Nov 27 - 1.21 volts
Nov 28 - 1080 mV
Nov 29 - 1083 mV
Dec 01 - 1065 mV
Dec 3 -  1056 mV (7 days)
Dec 10 - 925 mV (14 days)
Dec 13 - 413 mV - added 3 mL of water - day 17
- 1203 mV (day 0)

[tgraca]

This cell is doing really well. It's the same build as #354, but has a white light instead of a green light - both LED's have the same specs...
but I think the green LED's are brighter and may use draw a little more power... or they are more efficient per lumen.... no maintenance
needed yet....

Crystal Battery #353 - Built Nov 25
Nov 26 - 1066 mV
Nov 27 - 1105 mV
Nov 28 - 1054 mV
Nov 29 - 1084 mV
Dec 1 - 1050 mV
Dec 13, 972 mV - day 18

[tgraca]

Had to maintain #357 today after 12 days... #356 had to maintain after just 8 days... I rate these as just "OK" builds....

Crystal Batteries #'s 356-357 - Built Dec. 1, 2014
Dec 08, 2014 (Day 7)
356 - original reading under load 870 mV - white LED
- 638 mV
- average loss 33 mV per day
357 - original reading under load 930 mV - green LED
- 675 mV
- average loss 36 mV per day
Dec 09
356 - was down to 623 mV - added 3 mL of water.  (day 8 )
- 691 mV (under load).
357 - 660 mV
Dec 11
356 - 679 mV
357 - 628 mV
Dec 12
356 - 673 mV
357 - 624 mV
Dec 13
356 - 664 mV
357 - 613 mV
- 871 mV - added 3 mL of water.  (day 12)

[Heavens Pavement]

@ Fausto after formation do you "seal" your cells, let them run and die, open up to water with epsom solution.
Ya i noticed my graph is not like yours, nor are they like my old ones(which i think is good).

[plengo]

@ Fausto after formation do you "seal" your cells, let them run and die, open up to water with epsom solution.
Ya i noticed my graph is not like yours, nor are they like my old ones(which i think is good).

So, formation is the process of letting the cell die until almost fully dried. Then is when you add the Epson solution (a few drops only, may one or two) and voila, she will be alive and better now.

Sealing the cell is another process that is very complicated to replicate. I will not go through that process here yet.


Fausto.