EER Joule Thief using an earth battery to start a joule thief.

[kooler]

hey folks
i made my first jeannas power plant
and i notice that the gain is with the potting soil
my first one was of my dirt from my corn field..
1.178 volts.. .. the amps were in the very low microamp range.. 
now the potting soil that miracle grow makes.. WoW..   
1.276 volts .. .. 11 ma's..
my wife likes her new earth leds jt's in her flowers.. but the mulch is the secret to them.. they put a mild acid in the dirt..
this is only my research so everyone else will probably have different results..
good job jeanna..

robbie

[jeanna]

robbie,
Are you using magnesium ribbon and copper?

jeanna

[kooler]

jeanna
sorry i should have told the wire i was using..
it is a magnesium and aluminum alloy wire..it is a wire used in welding.. you welding guys know which one i am talking about.. mig..
i am a mechanic and welder.. so i come across alot of usable parts in the R&D world
like 1000 feet of mag of the 20-22 awg for 8$ range.. (you can get them out of starter solenoid relays.. in lawn mowers or fords)
i was working on one of my welders 4 months ago and came across something really kool..
i'll post a video of it one day..
oh .. in the mig welding section of your hardware store you will also find magnesium combined with mild steel wire if you was to ever need it.. ..

edit.. i'm using the alloy wire for the neg..
and copper for the pos..

robbie

[Pirate88179]

Jeanna:

Replace your copper with a carbon rod from a D size battery.  Not an alkaline but a bat. marked "heavy duty" regular one has the carbon rod.  I will bet you that this will increase the output without harm to your plant from the copper chemicals occurring during the reaction.

I am going to try this as soon as I am able to.

Bill

[dcc]

I found what appears to be a good buy on some graphite bars on Ebay.  Headline:  Flat Bulk Graphite , Electroplating,glass blowing 9 pcs
11 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 1" 9 pieces in each box!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Flat-Bulk-Graphite-Electroplating-glass-blowing-9-pcs_W0QQitemZ300394122409QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f0e28ca9

Looks like seller has a good supply...