Printable Battery

This is a VERY beta design. I was inspired by a video on YouTube of a guy making a battery out of an aluminum can, copper wire, and salt water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA6Jde77UNc As a kid I had made similar batteries using zinc, copper, and salt water.

For this you will need:

1. Copper wire
2. A small sheet of zinc - although you could modify the design and make it work with a galvanized nail (aka zinc coated nail)
3. Bits of wire
4. Salt water
5. Some acetone or ABS glue if you want to seal it
6. A MakerBot that can print water tight objects
   My 'bot is out of commission for a few days, so I won't get a chance to try this out for a little while. If you do try, please let me know how the design works for you.

Print instructions

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Instructions

1. Print both parts
2. Bend a long piece of copper wire into a small hook at one end and then a thick coil, leaving a long unbent piece at the end
3. Put the hook through the loop in "A" (This is represented by the blue squiggles)
4. Punch a small hole into the sheet of zinc and either bend a piece of wire around it or solder a piece of wire to it (This is represented by the green stuff, with the wire being the purple stuff)
5. Bend a thin sheet of zinc into a cylinder and place it into the groove in "B"
6. Put the long unbent end of the copper wire through the hole in the lid
7. Put the wire from the zinc sheet through the hole in the lid
8. Fill with salt water mixture

9. Close the lid on top (and seal with acetone or ABS glue if you like)
   Edit:

10. A drop of acetone or ABS glue should create a watertight seal around the holes for the anode leads.