Water Powered Clock

This instructable will show you how to build a water powered clock. Here is what you will need.
1.zinc and copper leads 
2. connection wires(positive or negative)
3.3 bottles of water
4. low voltage digital clock display
5. water bottle caps

Step 1 Attaching the leads

Take your copper and zind rods and wrap the positive wire around the copper rod. Do the same thing with the zinc rod to the negative wire. 

Comments

[gguevara1]

can someone make a step-by-step video tutorial?

[beaver84]

I will get right on it!

[gguevara1]

is there any alternatives for the zinc and copper rods?
can I use the powdered form of zinc instead of the rod?

[beaver84]

My prototype clock used + & - alligator clips connected to a copper penny and a zinc nail. But the + & - leads have to be made of zinc and copper. From what I know, there is no substitute.

[leopard10]

hey beaver 84 that is so cool this is kat. :p

[ZoDo]

Great job. But I think you should work a bit on the design. Give those bottles an artistic look.

[beaver84]

Good idea! Maybe get a box and cut a hole in it for the display and put the water bottles inside the box and put fabric over the it.

[punee]

For how much time does it work with 2 bottles of water, without changing the water.?

[beaver84]

I built it on August 26 and today the screen is getting a little bit dim, but it is still functioning properly.

[Computothought]

Cool.