Ibpointless2 Crystal Cells

[PhiChaser]

@ triffid: I hope you get a phone that can take better pictures than mine does!

My latest cells are still producing voltage, even the one that had the grey bubbly stuff around the Al. I was able to get readings of about 0.4 milliwatts so at 2 volts I guess about 200mA current(P=VxI) but they don't stay there for long (that was days ago). Today I doubt they will move the needle at all...
Anyhow, I put together a couple meters into a box that used to hold a tiny 9v guitar amplifier (yeah, it was a kid toy). It worked out pretty well, I will take a pic one of these days of my new workspace. Got a FG that goes from 20-200kHz but only does a decent sine wave. Now I can test my hearing! (j/k)
I have some work lined up so maybe I can build some JTs when I have money AND time..
Maybe some new cells next week. I have to look through my older cells and see if anything is worth persuing. Will post more when I have more to post.

Happy experimenting,
PC

[triffid]

Today I saw the biggest containers of elmers glue-all that I have ever seen.Lowes has one gallon jugs of Elmers glue-all for right at 12 dollars.It scared me seeing that much glue together in one bottle.All I could think of was how much I would waste.I ended up getting three smaller bottles at about $1.65 each.Came to about $5.50 anyway.Should have gotten the jug anyway.
PC,I know how you feel.You said you would report when you had something to report.So far all of my attempts to protect the magnesium strips have failed.The alum failed(no conductivity)the borax has failed,the petro jelly failed.
I have been looking for conductive string.I have not found it yet in my usual haunts.I did treat 24 more magnesium strips with borax before I found the weakened one yesterday in the last dandelion cells I made.I was on my way to making 36 more cells.So I could make kilowatts of power per year.I have plastic coated metal window screen I can wrap around the borax treated mag strips.To give structural support to them.
The screen itself is not conductive due to the plastic coating on it.I am trying to make ferrous oxalate now using dandelion leaf in tap water and steel tin cans.It might work it might not.The materials are cheap enough to try with anyway.triffid


My new idea of late has been to use solder(its an alloy) as an electrode.I haven't tried it yet.
I have two red LEDs burning in the hot room tonight.

[triffid]

Some details on metals.   http://www.hometrainingtools.com/metals-101-science-explorations-newsletter/a/1263/bhcd2/1263085699/
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[triffid]

This article says that table salt and white vineagar combine to form HCL.Hydrochloric acid. http://www.ehow.com/how_6608778_clean-coins-oxidized.html  Im always looking for ways to make cheap chemicals in the kitchen.triffid

[triffid]

Lets not ignore tomato juice!   http://www.ehow.com/about_6513883_tomato-juice-clean-pennies-best_.html
Once again salt is the secret.triffid