Crystal Power CeLL by John Hutchison

[AbbaRue]

@ibpointless2
Maybe the glue you used would work better then the Sodium Silicate John uses. 
The Sodium Silicate is only used as a gluing agent in his cell as well. 
I'm thinking: John's mixture, Elmer's glue,  copper wire, galvanized wire, zap of 12 V DC.
The longer the wires, the more current output.

[plengo]

my crystal cell development: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psKOtLOn5y8

Fausto.

[nightlife]

 Good job Fausto. Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to seeing more from you.
I am going to do some testing with different size boards as you have shown. I will post my findings as well.

[nul-points]

 

my crystal cell development: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psKOtLOn5y8

Fausto.

hey Fausto

very nice work with the crystal cells!

i like the 'goo' - how long does it take to solidify?

you mentioned that your 10 x 1.4V 'battery' o/p drops to under 3V when connected to the LED - that would be the LED operating voltage acting like a zener on your supply

you could try reconnecting the cells from '10 in series' to '5 sets in parallel', each set being 2 cells in series - this should give a nominal o/p of approx 2.8V but at a higher current capability - may give you a brighter LED - or longer operation (or both??)

just an idea


i also started using copper-backed PCB for my cells - originally i used copper foil, but the PCBs give much better strength & stability to the cells (see attached photo) - my cells use Zinc foil though, not magnesium, so each cell o/p is only about 0.8V


keep up the good work!

thanks
np


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[plengo]

if you put the "paste" mix on the sun it will dry pretty fast, actually too fast but letting it just sit takes days.

It bubbles a lot in the beginning with the formula I am using, so I am trying a new formula.

I use 2 parts alum, 2 parts rochelle, 1 part calcium (lime stone powder), 1 part of epson unscented salts, dusts of galena rock and dusts of silver. A "part" is a unit of anything you want to be. In my case it was about 1 table spoon.

I mixed and imidiately it started to bubble and foam like a cake in the oven with lots of ferment. I applied that to the board and position the Magnesium little square foils on top. It was a huge mass after over night. Foam grown too much. It took a great amount of work to clean up so that the copper cells do not short and all looked clean.

My next formula does not have Epson salts since they are too big of crystals. No heating and not water added VERY IMPORTANT.

I am also letting my next 13 cells version cell mix to sit in a container as it grows and harden. I will use it when it stops bubbling and growing and it is manageable like a chewing gum where I will apply to the copper board and apply the Magnesium little square foils. This way it will be much cleaner.

I also added a little bit of silicate so that it will absorb water from the air and keep things a little bit moistened but just enough without causing galvanization.

Let's see what will happen on next version.

Fausto.