6 years later, I am seeing this. I work at a lead acid battery factory. I am a cell burner, so I line up the positive and negative plates and melt the posts with the terminals on them to the plates. But we make large industrial batteries where the individual cells weigh 25 to 240 pounds each. I enjoy it, and I enjoyed this video Cody. Thank you
@@iowafarmboy yes, I'm aware they do... molten lead doesn't have a high vapor pressure at it's melting point (327°C), so the main concern isn't the vapor, but lead oxide dust (the paste coated on the plates). But on a large scale, there's considerable exposure.... they're tested for it over the course of a few months. Exaust fans and such are used to protect them.
@Belal Motawe Really cheap ass shit for spamming an advertisement in like that. Really slick, you complete and total tool. Please, nobody Google "Magic Mender Wizard", or give them one dollar of your money. Go spend money on advertising, shit head.
Best person for a post apocalyptic world to restart this planet. Happy, energetic, kind, thoughtful, smart and a troubleshooter. Plus, he works hard, and that's the most important part.
@@NwoDispatcher The answer is, have them participate from the time that they start developing an attention span and teach them everything you know as they grow up! It isn't rocket science... - Max Giganteum
Interesting video. From what I'm reading in the comments section of a lot of other videos, the reason to use sulfuric acid is because it freezes at a much lower temp than epsom salts etc. So low freezing point is a factor to consider here. Before watching your vid, I assumed the lead plates in batteries were simply thin squares of pure lead. Now I know they are a lot more complicated than that, I realize making or reconditioning an automotive battery is no simple matter.
Cody, thanks for the videos. They are entertaining and... well... I've learned a lot. I really enjoy how you do this stuff from odds and ends you have rather than running to the store every five minutes and buying things. Please keep it up.
quite sure i was reading Megaohms on that multimeter not ohms XD, and btw usually multimeters can't give the proper resistence when you test directly the battery, try using a known resistor in series then measure the current passing through it, measure the voltage, then you just have to solve V=(Rr+Rb)*I => Rb=V/I-Rr that works much better and gives you a kinda accurate value of internal resistence of the battery
Best video yet that I've found so far, for this type of hands on information. I'm thinking about making my own batteries. Just trying to understand what is involved, it's videos like this that will save me time & money. Thanks
That was totally awesome, and I believe it was one of your best videos yet! I think you are really improving a lot on your video-making skills and editing skills as well!
Instead of quoting a mistake and emphasizing on it, you would do well in explaining, that Voltage is measured in volts, and Current is measured in Ampere. Voltage is the potential / level, and Ampère is the amount of current in the thread. The effect you get out is calculated by Volt times Ampere...
If only that was the biggest mistake in this video... During his explanation in the first couple minutes of the video, he didn't even get the reaction right.
Lmao I love how you have your pre-properly-done solar panel, the ancestor of your current one. I've watched you forever now, and I really envy your lifestyle. Keep being a cool guy man, and keep making stuff you find interesting!
Nice tutorial, I did something similar a few years back, sort of a DIY solar charger and battery experiment, good work. I did find the irony a bit funny though with a tutorial about building a battery, right at a bank of batteries, near a generator, and your cam's battery dead ;)
Geez, that wrench you laid up by the batteries (around 17:30) is nearly giving me a heart attack. If it shorts across the terminals bad things could happen in a *flash*.
Have you ever built Copper Aluminum batteries? I've seen interesting videos about them in the past and would love to see your take on them. Thanks for making all the great content!
this video could be a guide of how to make this style of video, because he's giving us important information that people tend to forget. like telling us that a 12v battery charges at 14.4 volts, something most people forget to mention. or showing the plates and talking about surface area. these are very helpful for someone who didn't know this, instead of just saying there's lead plates and it's a 12v, battery charger. of course eventually people find these things out on their own but when you're totally clueless little things like that make a difference in understanding it. if i didn't know and i was charging something and then i measured it at 14.4 volts from the charger i might start to worry.
I have a question for a Cody level brain. I've been wondering about ways to store lead acid batteries long term. Let's say I buy a new battery, preferably "dry", but either way, then drain the acid, wash it out with distilled water, then dry it thoroughly. If I then placed this in a cool, dry place for 20 years, could I then add battery acid and expect it to function? Function like new? Even better, I could flood the battery case with nitrogen or some inert gas and then vacuum seal it, so there would be no oxidation during the storage period.
+Cody'sLab haha. And I thought nobody else was doing this because I couldn't find it on google. I should have known! Thanks man. So there's no concern with oxidation at all? This is for my golf cart battery bank. I would t want to buy $650 worth of batteries and reduce their life or capacity.
cody doesnt have college, he just started college recently because he found out he couldnt go to space if he didnt have degrees backing up his knowledge, thats how it works
Suppose education always equals intelligence? Just like education always equals manners and self discipline? Apparently not. Remember this when you interview for your next job breaking down old batteries. 😉
Thanks for solving one mystery for me. I always wondered why people do not recycle lead acid batteries. Melt the lead and make it new. I melt lead as a child too. But as you proved, obtaining performance is not child play. I will not complain anymore that batteries are expensive.
I've read MANY of the comments and answered a few. It seems to me that many people are just lazy and don't/won't do any of their own research. Some are just ridiculous like the one below about using mercury for a battery. Cody can't be expected to spend enormous amounts of time reading and answering questions from people that are to lazy to gain a basic understanding of the topic. Granted; schools don't teach much well anymore, but, i think it was Edison that said, if you read about something for 15mins. a day, within a year you'll be an expert! And i've found that to be true. With Google and the internet, if you can read, you can learn anything. With RU-vid you don't even need to be able to read well. You just have to be willing to put in the time and effort.
Great video. There are declassified Navy training videos that go into detail on how the chemical reaction works on RU-vid. These videos were very informative.
i dont think you can measure the internal resistance of a battery with an ohmmeter like that? considering the meter does the measurement by applying a voltage across the resistance to be tested. (your meter appears to say megaohms, not ohms)
The Ohmmeter puts a small current through the test object and measures the resulting voltage. Resistance is then calculated as R=U/I. Any voltage that's already across the test object will add to the above mentioned voltage, void the reading and can damage the ohmmeter (which is expecting only the small test voltage). Even if he'd manage to discharge the battery (to real zero volts), he can't do it like that, because the internal resistance is not like a normal resistor; it varies depending on different variables.
Hey Cody, I'm designing a led/acid battery for a school project. Does the volume of the cell matter? It's to my understanding that its the amount of surface area of the electrode which comes in contact with the electrolyte solution which matters but I wanted to check with you. Also do you know of ways to increase the voltage per cell? I want to make my cells as small/light as possible, thanks!
Thanks for the experiment! I plan to try this within the week. I need to buy some lead, there is a company in town that sells it. You say surface area is important, but your strips were narrow. Any reason why you didn't maximize the space inside the jars?
You've mentioned having a bigger voltage solar panel(14V) in your video make 'em charge the battery. But can I also work on equal? 12v solar panel to charge those up? I asked coz It be universal to use a 12V panel to direct electronic equipment vs a 14Volt one. Thanks!
Cody is there a way yo incorporate the added surface area in order to make electrolysis faster on the stainless steel used for hydrogen generators? Like add a paste to the stainless steel, higher surface area more electrolysis?
I wonder how much it would increase the capacity if you made some thin sheets and rolled the electrodes into a cylinder with fiberglass in between so it was rolled like a capacitor is, what do you think?
If you take children out of their failing schools and send them off to people like Cody only one day a week, my educated guess is that you would see a marked improvement in the future for not only the children but maybe we could start filling high paying jobs (many go unfilled) with these better educated young adults.
And that's the principle of proposals to seriously reform the education system. Take the idea of learning effectively from people with real skills and experiences, and place it in a safe, regulated framework.
Cody let me start by saying I'm a big fan. I have an unrelated question. did you add the acid battery ad below the video? or RU-vid did that automatically?
Hey Cody, Could you do a video on how to restore a car battery? And explain how the indicator lights on the top work? (Heard lots of (mis)information about draining the fluid, adding Epsom salt solution, draining again and then filling with distilled water again would this work? Aren't you removing the acid?)
40 odd years ago we made lead acid batteries for our 7th grade physical science class. As I remember it we used lead foil rolled between sheets of heavy construction paper. I'm guessing Nannystate would frown upon that these days.
I was about to comment and say the same thing... I think I heard the firing rate decrease slightly after he disconnected the battery charger, so I'm thinking maybe hit-and-miss. Or old diesel with a huge flywheel. I'd love to see it though, I'm sure it's interesting regardless of what it is.
Wow Cody your videos are fascinating I am becoming a fan. RU-vid recommended a video of yours. Thanks I am subscribing to your channel now. "THANKS RU-vid". I ALSO LIKE BIGCLIVE AND AvE VIDEOS. AvE VIDEOS ARE THE FUNNIEST.
You mentioned that you build your own plates with the old lead material in the barrel mixed with sulfuric acid…have you made a video demonstrating a more powerful battery using recycled material? I’m also interested In what chemistry would dissolve lead sulfate crystals to clean batteries and refill them afterwards?
I'm curious, I've played around making batteries of different types as a kid, never a lead/acid batt though. I never had luck making one that was usable. Are these cells useable?
question - can you rejuvenate a lead acid battery by hooking it up to a charger backwards? or is hooking it up to a charger just reversing the reaction?
How about using that gold squisher with the rollers you got to make some really long ribbons of thin lead and sandwich two of them with fiberglass, roll those up to make a tight cylinder, then stuff those in the glass jars. Wouldn't that give a greater surface area and more storage capacity?
