I have been wanting to use large metal sheets to build casimir plates that I can see.I know that they have to come together as close as possible without touching.I want to use the worlds thinnest paper for that job.triffid

I already tried two sheets of thin conductive paper one on top of each other and got nothing in the way of voltages.At 30 hours my control is at .11 volts and the other two glue cells are holding at about .40 volts each.If they read the same in the morning then I guess the Salt sub was my problem.triffid

Its been 42 hours since I made my last glue power cells.Their voltages are holding at .40 and .31 volts.The one with less voltage has less mass of crystal and less surface area of electrodes covered.So since I'm reading a lot more than .005 volts.I conclude that morton salt sub is the salt sub to use from now on.Since fumaric acid is the second ingredient listed it must be the second most abundant ingredient after potassium chloride.Thats how I understand these labels are to be read.Nu-Salt sub did not have fumaric acid listed at all in its contents.triffid

As a food additive, it is used as an acidity regulator and is denoted by the E number E297. Fumaric acid is a food acidulent used since 1946. It is non-toxic. It is generally used in beverages and baking powders for which requirements are placed on purity. It is generally used as a substitute for tartaric acidand occasionally in place of citric acid, at a rate of 1.36 g of citric acid to every 0.91 grams of fumaric acid to add sourness, similar to the way malic acidis used. It is also used as a coagulant in stovetop pudding mixes.[/size]
It is approved for use as a food additive in the EU[2], USA[3] and Australia and New Zealand[4] (where it is listed by its INS number 297).[/size]

Quote from: triffid on January 17, 2012, 07:26:24 AM
Its been 42 hours since I made my last glue power cells.Their voltages are holding at .40 and .31 volts.The one with less voltage has less mass of crystal and less surface area of electrodes covered.So since I'm reading a lot more than .005 volts.I conclude that morton salt sub is the salt sub to use from now on.Since fumaric acid is the second ingredient listed it must be the second most abundant ingredient after potassium chloride.Thats how I understand these labels are to be read.Nu-Salt sub did not have fumaric acid listed at all in its contents.triffid

Glad to hear that the cells are still alive. i've notice that during the colder months the cells have less power but during the hotter months they have a lot more power. So as the weather warms up they should go up a little in voltage. Where did you get the "nu-salt" at?