How to use mud to charge a rechargeable battery using recycled materials.

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Microbe Powered LEDs from Recycled Materials
by TimW6 on December 19, 2014
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Microbe Powered LEDs from Recycled Materials ...................................................................................... 1
Intro: Microbe Powered LEDs from Recycled Materials .............................................................................. 2
Related Instructables ........................................................................................................ 6
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Author:TimW6 Alchemy Astrology
Tim Wilkerson I'm interested in alternative energy sources that anyone can access using recycled materials. I'm an alchemy researcher and teacher. Author
of the handbook titled, Alchemy Astrology, Lost Key To The Philosopher's Stone. I studied at Paracelsus College in 1984, with Frater Albertus.
Intro: Microbe Powered LEDs from Recycled Materials
Create a free-energy device to power LEDs using old solar garden light circuitry, empty plastic bottles, recycled mutli-strand copper wires, sand, and dirt. I purchased
some of the parts shown in the instructions but I have done this same experiment with completely recycled materials.
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1. Used solar powered garden lamp that quit working.
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1. Remove the screws and open the housing.
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1. Gently pull the silicon seal away from the LED.
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1. Cut the 4 wires close to the housing and note which wires went to the solar
panel and which ones went to the battery.

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1. Pull the circuit free of the housing taking care not to break the wires.
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1. Using a soldering iron carefully remove the LED from the circuit board, and
replace it with two wires, one red (+) and one black (-), to match the polarity of
the LED.
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1. Put the circuit on a bread board and add LEDs to the wires that replaced the
original LED. The solar panel wires will connect to the microbial fuel cells, and
the battery wires will connect to a rechargeable battery.

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1. Use two multi-strand wires for the microbial fuel cell electrodes. These can be
old electronic power cords from any AC powered device. Strip about 7
centimeters of the insulation from one (black in this photo) and about 3
centimeter sfrom the other (red). Strip about 1.5 centimeters from the other
ends.
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1. Spread the wires as shown and insert through the holes in the water bottle lid.
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1. Collect some undisturbed dirt (or mud) and sand.

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1. Fill the bottle about half full with the dirt.
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1. Insert the large electrode as shown and push it down into the dirt.
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1. Leave the other electrode outside the bottle for now.
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1. Add water to about 2.5 centimeters from the top.
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1. Slowly add 2 centimeters of the sand to form a layer on top of the mud.

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1. Insert the other electrode (red) into the water so that the insulation stays
above the water line, and gently screw the cap in place. You'll need about ten of
these. Twist the exposed ends of the wires together, red to black. At the very
ends of the series of 10 microbial fuel cells twist on a single strand wire that will
fit in the holes of the bread board. Red will be positive and black will be the
negative.
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1. I used old lotion bottles for my example. This photo shows some of the cells
twisted together and some have alligator clips that I had available. Let them
build up their voltage for a few days until they are a couple of volts higher than
the AA 1.2 volt rechargeable battery. (These microbial fuel cells produce
approximately 2.5 volts.) Then plug the into the circuit where the solar panel
used to be attached.
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1. Remove the MFCs from the board and the LEDs will light up.
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1. You can experiment with this circuit by adding capacitors and resistors. You
could also build your own Joule Thief to replace the solar light circuit.
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