One of the best presentation on Carbon Rod & magnesium ribbon, tissue paper separater, water wet electrolyte, amazing combination DIY battery with good voltage and Ampere, excellent of you, good Demo except camera focus. OK fine thank you.👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
I made a couple of similar batteries but with a magnesium rod with a separator layer and a carbon felt sheet wrapped around it. The rod lastes a long time and the cell can be rewetted many times.
@@sohanisatpathy9337 I don't think the magnesium strips thouching is a big problem, to make a higher current battery, I would weave the strips into a sheet use an insulator sheet and a carbon felt sheet to make one cell. Calcium chloride and water is my favored eletrolite (sold as a dehumidifier) it will draw water out of the air.
If that cell works, I would put another insulator sheet on top of the magnesium strips and another layer of carbon felt. negative will be in the center and the two sheets of carbon felt are positive. see if this doubles the current. with one good cell all you do is make up more of them to get the voltage needed. the cells will need to be insulated from each other like a lead acid battery.
Singing Zone, the battery will last as long as the Magnesium lasts. The magnesium is eaten during the production of the current. The electrolyte is normal tap water. You can add a pinch of salt to the water if you want to. The battery will work until the electrolyte dries or the magnesium is depleted.
Why not make a mixture of Sodium Fluoride and Magnesium Carbonate in you Salt electrolyte to mitigate the corrosion and have a longer mileage. A "neutral" salt like Magnesium Nitrate instead of Sodium Chloride is "very friendly" to Magnesium. Try using a Manganese Dioxide slurry coated on your graphite collector and see the magic!!!!!
I don't understand why the Magnesium strip is not supposed to touch itself down the length of the rod..?? Considering voltage as a pressure and the Magnesium being conductive, it seems to me the voltage would be the same down the entire length of Magnesium.. Waiting on supplies to get here to start experimenting with some of this battery stuff..;) It seems to me that Carbon and Magnesium would be the ideal elements for the best battery, considering they are on entirely opposite ends of the galvanic chart, highly conductive, inexpensive and found in abundance..
I agree, that doesn’t make sense since it is all touching already. It doesn’t matter if he used a sheet or a ribbon, only the ribbon is more pliable. He may actually be losing potential with the gaps.
I've watched this video a thousand times, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why I get no charge. I followed the only 3 steps that there were. Any suggestions? The anode doesn't touch the cathode, and the magnesium has no contact points on itself. I'm stumped.
Hi Jesse, That is strange. Firstly I think you have to confirm that you are using a carbon Rod and a magnesium ribbon. Some places sell things that are not what they say they are. Secondly the separator can be a piece of paper towel. I am in a place where I can't make videos at the minute but will try to remake the video at some point. you can add a salt solution. Good on you for trying. Keep it up.
Great stuff! you saved my chemical engineering club with this battery design.
One of the best presentation on Carbon Rod & magnesium ribbon, tissue paper separater, water wet electrolyte, amazing combination DIY battery with good voltage and Ampere, excellent of you, good Demo except camera focus. OK fine thank you.👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Creative video, thanks for sharing! Can these cells be connected in series?
I made a couple of similar batteries but with a magnesium rod with a separator layer and a carbon felt sheet wrapped around it. The rod lastes a long time and the cell can be rewetted many times.
hey david thats a good idea , do u think can it power a boat?
@@sohanisatpathy9337 may not give enough current
@@mrdovie47 that's what I'm working currently, arrange em in such that they do , would you like to pin some suggestions
@@sohanisatpathy9337 I don't think the magnesium strips thouching is a big problem, to make a higher current battery, I would weave the strips into a sheet use an insulator sheet and a carbon felt sheet to make one cell. Calcium chloride and water is my favored eletrolite (sold as a dehumidifier) it will draw water out of the air.
If that cell works, I would put another insulator sheet on top of the magnesium strips and another layer of carbon felt. negative will be in the center and the two sheets of carbon felt are positive. see if this doubles the current. with one good cell all you do is make up more of them to get the voltage needed. the cells will need to be insulated from each other like a lead acid battery.
I Am very thankful sir for your sharing this wonderful idea, again thank You sir Allan, You deserve a new subscriber
Nice job, thanks for to share.
Creative video, thanks for sharing :)
Is it rechargeable? Thanks in advance for any response
What is life span of this battery??
Which electrolyte u have used??
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Singing Zone, the battery will last as long as the Magnesium lasts. The magnesium is eaten during the production of the current. The electrolyte is normal tap water. You can add a pinch of salt to the water if you want to. The battery will work until the electrolyte dries or the magnesium is depleted.
Why not make a mixture of Sodium Fluoride and Magnesium Carbonate in you Salt electrolyte to mitigate the corrosion and have a longer mileage. A "neutral" salt like Magnesium Nitrate instead of Sodium Chloride is "very friendly" to Magnesium. Try using a Manganese Dioxide slurry coated on your graphite collector and see the magic!!!!!
Thank you, I will try that when I make another. Hope you have tried making one!
Say what again? In English please 🙏 by the way!! God like Video!!!
@@allananne-marie1233 Yes, I am passionate amateur researcher in battery electrochemistry
Wooooooow amazing video. ..
I am going to do that... THANKS
Have fun. Please remember it is not a store bought battery and has very low power output.
Thanks uncle 👍
I don't understand why the Magnesium strip is not supposed to touch itself down the length of the rod..?? Considering voltage as a pressure and the Magnesium being conductive, it seems to me the voltage would be the same down the entire length of Magnesium..
Waiting on supplies to get here to start experimenting with some of this battery stuff..;) It seems to me that Carbon and Magnesium would be the ideal elements for the best battery, considering they are on entirely opposite ends of the galvanic chart, highly conductive, inexpensive and found in abundance..
I agree, that doesn’t make sense since it is all touching already. It doesn’t matter if he used a sheet or a ribbon, only the ribbon is more pliable. He may actually be losing potential with the gaps.
He's probably losing a bit of milliamperage
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I've watched this video a thousand times, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why I get no charge. I followed the only 3 steps that there were. Any suggestions? The anode doesn't touch the cathode, and the magnesium has no contact points on itself. I'm stumped.
Hi Jesse, That is strange. Firstly I think you have to confirm that you are using a carbon Rod and a magnesium ribbon. Some places sell things that are not what they say they are. Secondly the separator can be a piece of paper towel. I am in a place where I can't make videos at the minute but will try to remake the video at some point. you can add a salt solution. Good on you for trying. Keep it up.
@@allananne-marie1233 perhaps that's the answer. I'm using a graphite rod, not a carbon one.
@@jesseklein611 Hi, Jesse, I have not tried Graphite. Not sure if it would work.
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I am so interested in battery...thank you sir