Ibpointless2 Crystal Cells

[triffid]

Nickz ,I will look for those videos on u-tube.Thank you for your help.I do have aluminum foil and a steady supply of thin pencil leads.No magnesium yet.triffid

[triffid]

Hold the train!I just found out that Morton salt sub is different from Nu-Salt salt sub


Morton's Salt substitute contains:
Potassium chloride, fumaric acid, tricalcium phoshate and monocalcium phosphate.


Nu-Salt does not contain     fumaric acid, tricalcium phoshate and monocalcium phosphate.


So I may need to change my salt sub to Morton


Which means tomorrow I spend some time looking for it!triffid

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@triffid


I've gotten Morton salt sub at Walmart and Lowes foods before.

[triffid]

I did not find any mortons salt sub today.The nearest walmart I know about is 30 miles away but I go there once in a while.I will look for it there when I go again.My two cells I made two nights ago are reading .25 and .008 volts this morning.I hope it is the salt sub that is the problem.triffid

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@triffid


It could be the metal you're using too. Make sure the metal you're using is what you think it is, sometimes steel looks like aluminum. I bought some aluminum wire off Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Fi-Shock-FW-00018D-250-Feet-Gauge-Aluminum/dp/B000FPCDRS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326323879&sr=8-1).


The Copper I use is from Lowes in the wire section for hanging things and not the electrical wire section but both are the same except the hanging copper wire does not have a insulator on it. The part number for the copper wire i use is 123109, its 18 gauge.