The pencil leads from the number 2 pencils are strong enough to be clamped onto by the radio shack wires that I already have.So my need for conductive string has all but vanished.I got 9.6 volts total out of six cells connected on Saturday.Its monday night now.Hooked up a red LED to it .It has stayed lit up since then.I took apart nine pencils so I have enough lead(graphite) for more cells.

The Led has been getting dimmer so those casmir plates are getting closer and closer.I will have to try something else.Like kitty litter and ultra dawn?triffid

Could you post a picture if you get time?

Thanks.

Sorry no pics at this time.No camera. Latest cells were made 12/16/2012.On 1/2/2013 voltage for six cells connected in series is .020 volts.LED was not lit up.Will give these cells a rest of a few days and see if voltage comes back a little or a lot.Winter time is here.15 degrees outside 60 or better inside.triffid

Today is Jan 7th,2013.Just tested the voltages of the six cells in series that I disconnected five days ago.Voltage is still .019.Still close enough to the .020 volt reading I got 5 days ago.I conclude that putting a load on these cells cause the casmir plates to move closer and closer to a point where they no longer make electricity.So my ultra dawn experiment has failed to keep the casmir plates apart as I had hoped it would.Now is the time to try another experiment.I will use kitty litter in the next set of cells.