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    Lithium Battery

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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

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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

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    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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    Ji mJong (/ member/ Ji mJong/ ) (author) lemonie

    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

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    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

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    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

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    I'm not sure what you're saying

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