Earth Electrical Energy Datalogging Experiments

[electricme]

@JD and SmOky2

The Stainless and carbon looks like the way to proceed, I find that very interresting, at least the electrodes should not suffer corrosion problems and the higher output also,,,, big hummm here, could be another KEY in the puzzle, good work.

I also have noticed the ups and downs of voltages with my series cells setup, if it is dry, the voltage is lower, when I add just a little moisture, (20cc to each cell) the voltage rises, then returns to the low reading as the water evaporates.

A few hours ago I used a rat tailed round file to deburr the top and bottom of the 63 copper pipes, then using a flat file, to file a bright area to solder wires to the copper tubes.
I dread stripping 63 short wires. 126 ends to do, lol

This is going to take some days I think.

jim

[IotaYodi]

@Electricme.
A battery or power drill with a wire brush will save you loads of time instead of using a file. Thats a lot of filing!! 

[electricme]

@IotaYodi

Thats right, silly me has a brand new wire brush in a blister pkt, just clean forgot I had it, its hanging up on the kitchen wall cabinet lol, never mind, I used the fine grit grinding wheel to deburr the 63 copper pipes.

I bought it to derust those huge big iron rings I found over a year ago, I still want to make the worlds largest joule thief with them.

Back to making EB stuff.
I took it easy, no seance in rushing, had a couple of meters of multi core cable, and stripped this back and cut myself 63 X 6" lengths.
I have just finshed sweatting the leads onto each pipe with a 80watt soldering iron, Its amazing how much heat copper can soak up.

0387.jpg = Half way soldering leads to each pipe end (one end only)
0388.jpg = All done, all wires soldered to each copper pipe.

Next step, grab my insulation tape and wind a layer or two from top to bottom, then fold or cover the bottom of each tube end, then grab a handful of Galvenised nails (Zinc) and solder each free end to the top of each nail.

jim

[electricme]

@All,
I have been waiting for a phone call so I decided to go out back and solder the Zinc nails to the ends of the wires, the nails managed to hold out to the exact number I needed, phew.

I'm outta step with myself, I was going to wrap insulation tape around the outside of each of the copper pipes, clean forgot. 

Well, that will just have to be the next step.
In the mean time, take a look at the progress so far. 1839.jpg

1338.jpg = weatherman a couple of weeks ago said this lot was fish scales, lol, proves he has no idea whats under his very nose doesn't it.

jim

[Pirate88179]

Jim:

Wow man that is a lot of work you are doing down there.  Whatever you do, do not attempt to take those pipes on an airline in your suitcase, ha ha.  The guy x-raying the baggage would have a heart attack.

Nice "natural" cloud formations you have over there.  We have similar ones here too.

Bill