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

[ElectricGoose]

Here is my newest video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BER7FTW1FfA

thanks to lasersaber and Shannon for making this latest success possible!

jeanna

Thanks Jeanna for explaining all that.

E-Goose

[ElectricGoose]

Here is my newest video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BER7FTW1FfA

thanks to lasersaber and Shannon for making this latest success possible!

jeanna

Jeanna

I guess it's a little early to ask, but if the earth is fairly damp, I wonder how much of this electrical generation is thanks to acidic galvanics and/or 'other'.  Have you checked to see if the Magnesium ribbon is deteriorating?

E-Goose

[jeanna]

Jeanna

I guess it's a little early to ask, but if the earth is fairly damp, I wonder how much of this electrical generation is thanks to acidic galvanics and/or 'other'.  Have you checked to see if the Magnesium ribbon is deteriorating?

E-Goose

I have not.
I refer you to Shannon's posts about the magnesium end snapping off. I moved my plant around to make the video today and to change the circuit it is running and the mg seems the same.
I am just going to wait.

This is entirely galvanic, but it is my hope that the microorganisms in the soil will replenish the ions lost to the light. There is only one way to find out.
Also, doing this inside is a good way to separate the telluric from the non-telluric.
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In fact, this is really not made the way I was going to make it.
I wanted the metals to be in good contact with the soil, but for starters, I just made it, and I will refine it later.
Here is what I did.

I wrapped a piece of unprinted newsprint papar around a 1 gallon jug.
Next, I wrapped a coil of wire around that
Then another piece of the paper
Followed by another winding of the other metal.

I didn't write it down, but I think the magnesium is on the outside touching the soil, but maybe not.

Then I placed the jug into the flower pot which had a small amount of soil on the bottom and around the sides.
Then pulled out the glass jug and squshed down the paper and  wires, added the plant and filled it in with soil.

The soil=mushroom compost was very damp because it has been outside in the rain all winter.

The meter immediately read 1.44v so I hooked up the joule thief...

That is pretty much it.
The wires are not N S as Shannon's are.
I think he has a good idea, but, as I said, I just wanted to start out easy, and see if that works.

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I liked Shannon's story of the peat pot and the compressed peat, so I bought a couple of sets to make 2 peat pot batteries. That will be next, but I must remember to get some of that coconut before it is gone from stock.

Thank you,

jeanna

[Rapadura]

The point of the Magnesium end deteriorating or not deteriorating is crucial.

If it don't deteriorate, or if it deteriorate at a very very slow pace, it will be REALLY great! Then I will build a "planter charger" to charge my cell phone battery!

[jeanna]

Well Rapadura, it is definitely very slow.

Shannon had the end break off after 4 weeks of constant running, but he could get it back and going again.
Even if this is one way, it is way better than a big pack of AA batteries, well way better if you are running a joule thief pulse generator.

How much does your phone battery need for a recharge?
I can see little planter boxes on the back shelf of everyone's cars recharging their phones!

It might be helpful for someone to make one with a 1 1/2 inch piece of mg in a copper pipe end filled with dirt to see how long THAT lasts. Size for size, how does it compare to a AA or a C?
Hmm, I have a piece of pipe and a pipe cutter. Maybe I will try that.

thank you,

jeanna