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In this Instructable I will explain how to make a powerful battery that runs on rain
water!
This battery is environmentally friendly because it can run on rain water.It still
needs the metals. Distilled water will NOT work, it has to be conductive.
Whenever it runs out of power you just have to drain the water and refill it. If
more power is needed, you can add a little bit of Clorox Bleach. It also works
with other electrolytes, like lemon juice, vinegar, saltwater, or baking soda.
This is my first instructable so i am welcome to any criticism or suggestions.
Disclaimer: Alot of the methods of cutting, drilling, hammering, pummeling,
incinerating, and sawing that I describe are dangerous and I strongly suggest
you should go about all of the cutting, drilling, hammering, pummeling,incinerating, and sawing in your own manner that is safer than mine. I take no
responsibilty for the actions you take concerning this instructable. Have fun! =).
By the way, this battery will only produce about 1 volt but will get a lot of current.
For more voltage, hook together alot in a circuit.
PS: Just so you know, I'm only 12.
PPS: For you instructables admins, my dad made the account.
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Step 1: Materials
To make the battery you will need some stuff (obviously).
-2 feet of 3/4" pvc pipe
-2 feet of 1/2" copper pipe
-2 feet of 7/16" zinc plated threaded rod-2 3/4" pvc endcaps
-1 3/4" pvc coupler
-1 3/4" pvc threaded endcap
-1 what looks like a 3/4" tee with a 1/2" threaded middle thingie
-1 1/2" copper endcap
-dremel
-sharpie
-measuring tape
-hacksaw
-electrical tape
-pvc glue
-pliers
-multimeter (optional)
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Step 2: Getting your materials ready...
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OK, so first off you're going to have to cut your 2' pvc pipe in half. You also need
to cut 3 1/2" off of one of the halves. This is so you can attach the tee. Next, you
need to wrap the very edge of your zinc rod in enough electrical tape to fit
snugly in the copper pipe. Also wrap it 1 1/2" away from the other edge with the
same amount. Wrap the middle too. Now for the copper pipe, starting 3" away
from the edge you have to cut a lot of holes for water to be able to get in. I did
them evenly spaced but you can do it whatever way you want to. For the last
part you need to take one of your endcaps and drill a copper pipe sized hole in
it. You also take your other endcap and drill a zinc rod sized hole in it. Also
solder the 1/2" endcap onto the copper pipe end without holes.
Step 3: Assembling it...
Okay, so now you have to slip the zinc rod through the corresponding endcap.
Once you have that done then slip the copper pipe through the corresponding
endcap. Finally, pvc glue the zinc rod endcap onto the pvc pipe, side doesn't
matter. Also glue the copper pipe endcap to the other side. MAKE SURE YOU
SLIDE THE COPPER PIPE OVER THE ZINC ROD AS YOU DO IT.
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Step 4: Finish....
So now that you are done you have to water proof it for it not to leak. Just apply
silicone sealant to the zinc rod joint and copper pipe joint. Wait for it to dry and
you are done!
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from where you get this copper and zink rod?
g o o d r i d d a n c e 1 ( / m em b e r/ g o o d r i d d a n c e 1 / )
I agree really neat! After reading all
the comments, I have to wonder why
anybody would need to rain all over a
12 year old's parade by being a know
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it all. Geez, I hope you have had a
chance to get over yourself in the last
four years.
pal ombo5050 (/ member/ pal ombo5050/ )
Really neat
graml (/ member/ graml / )
it is environmentally everything is environmentally because it all came from
there earth at some point and its just going back to the earth so if you think
about it there is nothing us humans can do that unnatural because of the fact
that you can't make something from nothing
graml (/ member/ graml / ) graml
i mean >>> it is environmentally friendly everything is environmentally
friendly because it all came from there earth at some point and its just
going back to the earth so if you think about it there is nothing us
humans can do that unnatural because of the fact that you can't makesomething from nothing
woogwan17 (/ member/ woogwan17/ )
God dam how do i make it i dont understand but tahnks for telling
swg (/ member/ swg/ )
Is there any replacement for rain water ?
12203madman (/ member/ 12203madman/ )
im going to try to make one smaller.
12203madman (/ member/ 12203madman/ )
im only 10
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ )
because i t can run sol el y on rai n water.
No, it needsthe zinc. Which has to be mined as ore and requires a lot of
environmentally-unfriendly energy to refine into metal (if the mining weren't
enough for ya...)
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Gi l o (/ member/ Gi l o/ ) lemonie
i am beginning to wonder why you call yourself 'lemonie.' btw, lemons
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also could be made to put out electricity. also, those prius cars had a
lot of stuff mined from somewhere. check out the pc you are using right
now lots of mined stuff there too. if you are using a laptop, i need not
say more about the batteries in it. convince me Lemonie that you are
without sin. anybody out there without sin who can throw the first
battery at this fun build?
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) Gilo
The comment was on the false claim "This battery is environmentally
friendly because it can run solely on rain water" - I'm not botheredabout the rest of it. L
Gi l o (/ member/ Gi l o/ ) lemonie
Lemonie, The instructable didn't have to make that claim.If you know
just about two cents worth of the chemistry of producing electricity, it
goes without saying that there will be other components in the mix
besides plain rain water. So I just hope you 'll have fun and enjoy the
idea shared to people like us.
ewooki e (/ member/ ewooki e/ ) Gilo
wow. everyone seems to agree
that lemonie is right except for
the 12 year old kid he was
trying to educate. yet, everyone
admonishes lemonie for trying
to educate the 12 year old
kid...instead of admonishing the
12 year old kid for arguing with
someone that obviously knows
more about the subject.
this is how the world gets
dumber everyday.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) Gilo
Hi Gilo
It's notenvironmentally friendly, it can't run solely on rain water.
Perhaps you see the statement a fun joke? That being the case our
senses of humour must differ, and there's not much fun for either of us
to bicker about it.
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Gi l o (/ member/ Gi l o/ ) lemonie
You have taken the 'fun' word out of context. Let me rephrase it: take
the instructional as it is presented and dont lecture everybody about
the evils of mining stuff out of the earth. Everybody knows that. Taking
you on your point, let me ask you: Are using using anything now that
wasn't mined? If you can say yes, I bow to you. and my lips shall be
shut forever on this issue. It is a nice today. I hope you are enjoying it.
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l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) Gilo
Yes today is nice, I probably shall enjoy it as I drive to work in my
recycled cardboard sports car that runs solely on dewdrops and
sunshine... L
KI MBONGCHI LL (/ member/ KI MBONGCHI LL/ ) lemonie
what is wrong with you? So you
get your jollies by finding
instructables then picking them
apart , while everyone else wants
you to just shut up. Nobody cares
if you are bothered by the
statement. I read this instructable
and he isn't making outrageous
claims. Also he is twelve. Every
one should appreciate this kid for
doing science and sharing his
experience. And Lemonie did I
mention the kid is twelve. Maybe
you should try picking on
someone your own age. What
kind of adult goes around being a
critic of what 12 year old areposting to the net. Lemonie you
have mental issues to deal with.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) KIMBONGCHILL
What's wrong with you? Did you
not notice the date on this?
(12 shouldn't have been here
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Do you prefer people to bepraised for being wrong, being or
educated?
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My head is in perfect working-
order, if your bong-chill regimen
isn't working for you try pills
instead.
xerxesx20 (/ member/ xerxesx20/ ) lemonie
Hahahaha. Classic. :-)
swi l us (/ member/ swi l us/ ) lemonie
If it can't be grown it must be mined!!!!!!!!!
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) swilus
Yes (old comment to reply to, did you look at my stuff
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Ji mJong (/ member/ Ji mJong/ ) (author) lemonie
Actually, if the electrolyte
soltution is drained into a
container, the dissolved zinc
particles can be plated onto
another metal so ha.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) JimJong
How would you plate the zinc
onto another metal? (Or recycle
it) L
Ji mJong (/ member/ Ji mJong/ ) (author) lemonie
I think you put a more reactive(or less) metal into the water
and it geets replaced by it or
something. Heres something
you can do to prove it. Pour
some vinegar in a bowl and add
a few tbsp of salt. Then drop 6
or 7 pennies in it. wait 30 min
then take them out. now drop
an ungalvanised iron nail in the
solution. wait 30 min and there
should be a coat of copper on it.
not much but enough to see
that it works.
scratchr (/ member/ scratchr/ ) JimJong
These batteries work by
oxidation. the zinc wants to give
ions to the copper. You can only
reverse it with electricity.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) JimJong
More reactive, see the table here(http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physi
But you still need fresh metal to
do this, so the same energy /
environmental issues apply.
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but if the plated metal is
removed from the more reactive
one you can use the more
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reactive one over and over agen
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) JimJong
The energy comes from oxidation
of metal, whichever way you do it
you still need more metal (of
some kind).This is why people
developed rechargeable cells. L
Ji mJong (/ member/ Ji mJong/ ) (author) lemonie
why would you need more
metal? you start with a rod of
metal more reactive than zinc.
the battery and a seperate
container. when the zinc all
oxidises it is re harvested onto
the rod and re inserted. its that
simple. oh and rechargable cells
need ENERGY to charge. and
let me ask you this, Where did
that energy come from? mostlikely fossil fuels. I think ive
made my point.
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The electrolyte that you collect
contains Zinc in the dissolved
form (more like an ionic
compound).
When you put the more reactive
metal in it, it replaces the Zinc in
the electrolyte, so the electrolyte
now contains the metal in the
dissolved form and a layer of
Zinc is formed.
So, the metal is actually getting
consumed to give you back the
Zinc.
In your earlier example, when
you put the pennies in the
vinegar, it forms copper acetate.
2CH3COOH + Cu ->
Cu(CH3COO)2 + H2
Next when you put the iron in,since it is more reactive
Cu(CH3COO)2 + Fe ->
Fe(CH3COO)2 + Cu
You see, the copper being
formed here leads to that layer of
copper, but the iron itself has
now become Fe(CH3COO)2
which is basically not Iron.
To get back this Iron, you need
to provide energy, and in doing
so you will have to provide more
energy than you actually
produced.
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l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) JimJong
You still don't understand
electrochemistry - so I give up
trying to explain it to you.
(Rechargeables can be
recharged from many different
sources) L
ni chol ast (/ member/ ni chol ast/ ) lemonie
He said it can run on rainwater,
that in itself is environmentally
friendly. The parts to build it are
not though.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) nicholast
It runs with rainwater, the source
of energy is chemical oxidation of
the metal. As you observe, apart
from the rainwater nothing in this
is really environment-friendly.
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ni chol ast (/ member/ ni chol ast/ ) lemonie
Your right. But really nothing
else we use everyday is
environment-friendly either. And
a good point is that its not using
a fossil fuel of some kind, so lesspollution. Although I don't know
what damage the metals in it
cause when scrapped, that could
be pretty bad depending on how
well its recycled.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) nicholast
The fossil fuels are used to
extract & refine the metal and
produce the PVC. A generator
powered by naturally flowingwater would be better. Old tech,
but water works (like that) L
ni chol ast (/ member/ ni chol ast/ ) lemonie
The one time use of fuel to make
the materials is better than the
continuous use in say, a
generator.
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l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) nicholast
A water powered generator may
use the materials for years.
Chemical oxidation to electricity
will consume the metal in a
matter of hours continual use.
I'm not sure what you're saying
here?
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Ji mJong (/ member/ Ji mJong/ ) (author) lemonie
But you can not destroy an
element, as some guy once
said, so it is still there. Meaning
that if you harvest it it can be
reused.
l emoni e (/ member/ l emoni e/ ) JimJong
How? L
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