Earth Electrical Energy Datalogging Experiments

[electricme]

Next, cut about 2 inches of tape off the roll and stick it across the bottom of the tube end, this is extra "insurance" just in case the above tuckin was dodgy. Now fold both the ends up the side of the tube

Once you have done this, cut another 2 inch of tape and stick it across the end of the tube, but at 90 degrees to the 1st 2 inch tape, make sure it sticks down well.

[electricme]

Ite end of the tube/cell should now look like this, completly sealed

[electricme]

OK, I have now done the same with all 63 EB cells, covered them all in insulation tape, as you can see, I ran out of blue tape, well the black does the same job, just doesn't look as nice.

I doooo recommend you use blue insulation tape, it looks far nicer on the top end of a shiny copper pipe end.

All the pipes are now ready to be put into the earth.


The green at the ends of 2 EB cells is not corrosion, it is green insulation tape.

BTW, I have even used plastic shopping bags to do this job, and I had no problems with them, although I do expect those particular cells to deteriorate with the passage of time as shopping bags are designed to disintegrate over time.

This is the end of the tutorial on how to insulate/prepare the copper pipe.

You may wish to use a different method to insulate you copper pipes, try a Plastic Paint, try capping the bottoms with chair leg rubbers etc etc.

[Pirate88179]

Jim:

Thanks for this info.  It is obviously important.  I can't believe the patience you must have to do all of this.  Me?  I would have done like maybe 3 or 4 and then said.....that's enough.

I can't wait to see your readings on this new array.  Please post a scope shot or two of it so we can compare it to your others.

Best of luck to you mate,

Bill

[electricme]

Hello Bill,
Thanks for those kind words.
As soon as I get them in the ground I will post some more photos of them and discribe the method I used to do it with.

Yep, patience is a virtue lol, my hands and fingers were a bit sore after winding tape over all that lot, but it is worth it.

If each pipe, Earth Battery Cell gives me just 0.5 volts, then in theory I should be getting 30 odd volts out of this setup.

I have seen cells put out higher voltage, especially when they are damp, I seen a couple with 1.0 volt output, so the output of 30 volts is quite conservative.

Thanks Bill.
jim