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Penny and Nickel Battery

Step 3Time to Stack!

Step 3Once you have each piece of salt moistened paper placed on the nickel, place a penny on top of each nickel.

Step 4Now stack all of the coins. The sequence should be:

(The Nickel, is the bottom)
Nickel
Paper
Penny
Nickel
Paper
Penny
Nickel
Paper
Penny
etc...
etc...
etc...

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Jul 6, 2009. 6:49 PMviper121 says:

at 6 pennies, nickels i got .85v, as weird as it sounds as I add more pennies, nickels, paper the voltage drops

Jul 13, 2009. 2:29 PMlasermaster3531 says:

try using vinegar or lemon juice. they both work better than salt water. also, you could try sanding some of the copper off one side of the pennies and using that side on the paper. I have gotten 4.5 volts out of 6 pennies/nickles using these methods!