Here is a simple natural way to increase battery power from a single 1.5v battery normally reading 1.33 v increasing it to 2.72 v. Which means the single battery can now power a led light which normally would require 2 batteries and it uses no external circuit. I added some pics as well. To read all about it visit http://helpbot1.zapto.org/batterypower/ (http://helpbot1.zapto.org/batterypower/)
its a good idea :D ;)
"It may even be a yet unknown or undiscovered method" well.. no.. not really.. all you have here is an "earth battery" with a normal battery to get the desired voltage. Galvanic reaction is occurring between the magnesium and the shell of the battery case.
Makes perfect sense really, a typical earth battery will put out about a volt, coupled with the 1.33volts of a AA battery and you get your 2.7volts.
Nice little experiment, pretty impracticable though. But nice none the less, just my two cents
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Well it works just like I said. The sand I used did come from outside and only water was put in it to moisten the sand a bit. And since it came from outside there is bits of organic matter in it. And can run a led light on one 1.5v bat with it. And yes its the kind of led light that normally takes two bats. Part of the key seems to be in the magnesium metal strip used with purity of 99.99. As other metals I had laying around will not light the led. Seems to keep on running, Im sure there is a limit to it after so much time of course as even the sand would dry out eventually. The confusing part was how on the meter it goes from 1.33v to 2.72v by this method. But yet would not run a small motor but for led lights seems to do great at running them with just a single battery. Im sure there's more to it all to be discovered for those who play around with this method. Best wishes....
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Looks like a neat little voltage multiplier. I always enjoy the things you bring to the table.
Im not so sure its all just galvanic reaction here. I mean it makes sense to think it is partly. But looking at it from another point of view it takes around four lemons using galvanic reactions, wired in series just to get a led to light this bright. And they are highly acidic. Im using only water. Maybe Im mistaken but it makes me think. Its like if we say I have half the power already from the battery and I only need another half to light the led, ok cause 2-- 1.5v bats will light the led. But if we say 4 lemons wired in series make a led light, using galvanic reaction. Then 2 lemons represent 1 battery. And since the lemons are highly acidic, but yet Im using only water for my other half of the power, I would need several of my other half's wired in series using only water to equal another half like the two lemons which are highly acidic.
I THINK JOULE THIEF IS A GOOD THING TO COMBINE WITH IT AND I THINK INSTEAD POUR OF WATER WE POUR HYDROCLORIC ACID OR WE AD SOME SALT OR VINEGAR THEN WE CHARGE A LOT OF CAPS THEN DISCHARGE AND LIGHT OUR HOUSE :D
AND INSTEAD OF MAGNESIUM WE BUY A CEMENT NAIL OR ZINC, THE ONE THAT CAN BE PURCHASE IN A HARDWARE STORE. VERY CHIEF :D
AND I THINK SERIES PARALLEL TECHNIQUE CAN ALSO BE DONE WITH THIS THING :D
THIS IS FUN!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D
NEXT TIME I'LL TRY A 12 VOLTS BAT AND ONE DUMP TRUCK OF SAND :D LOL
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More copper and magnesium wires in a cup can be placed in series with the existing circuit. That will also help to charge the battery up to the same output as the rest of the circuit. More cups with wet dirt or sand can produce more voltage.
There are several videos on youtube showing this kind of thing. This will produce more volts when in placed in series, but not more mAs.
This is a galvanic reaction, meaning it will self destruct , as it works by the breaking down of the metals. You don't need the battery, at all. As it can be done with just two different metals, placed in cups of water, like other have shown.
Yes you are correct since I wired two sand batteries in series without the battery and have lit up the led, using everything the same an adding the positive electrodes. Ill put the video of that on my site as well on the same page. Thanks.