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For years, I have been saving dead batteries in a cardboard box. I did not want to throw the dead batteries in the trash, which then would go into the earth with some toxic waste. I learned how to recycle the batteries and it was much easier than I expected. I share the results with you.
Domokun Spotlight
Broken electronic toys can be made useful, as shown in the following video. See how a broken toy can be repurposed as a battery pack. Pop a few rechargeable batteries into it and light up some LED’s. Domokun now has a spotlight!
A couple different adapters plugged into a 12V battery
My USB adapter quit working. I opened it up to see what the circuit looks like and determine what caused it to fail.
Also shown: Charging a cell phone with a wind turbine.
Continue reading ‘USB Adapter Repair – 12V to 5V Voltage Regulator’ »
This is a public record of my personal battery tests. I welcome your input and ideas. So far, I am having some luck with reviving batteries by surging and freezing.
Updated Jan-02-2011
Continue reading ‘Revive Rechargeable Batteries – Surge, Freeze, and Exercise’ »
Updated Jan-21-2011
How to change the batteries on Spykee, the robot.
Spykee came back to life when attached to a 12V portable battery.
Continue reading ‘Repairing and Replacing Batteries on a Spykee Robot’ »
This little girl says the funniest things.
From the summer of 2008 when I started to get serious about solar panels.
Made a quick rocket stove with bricks. Put a Peltier cooler on the back and got a fire going. Measured the current, volts, and watts produced from a single Peltier cooler. A cooling fan and aluminum heatsink with a 12V portable battery helped.
Peltier Cooler (also called TEC or Thermo Electric Cooler) - resting against a hot brick
Video of experiment…
A 12V battery is getting low and needs some wind to charge up. The wind turbine outside faithfully stands watch high above the ground, waiting for a chance to spin in the wind.
Review of a 12V splitter. This is also called a 3-way cigarette lighter adapter .
12V adapter-splitter review
This adapter plugs into a single 12V battery outlet and splits it into three outlets. Could be used to power three gadgets from your car or from wherever else you have a 12V outlet. I have one in my house for off-the-grid backup power.
Video review…
Make Your Own Air Battery
The video below shows three different electrolytes for a cell. Which electrolyte will be the best, producing the most voltage and current?
