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» Of course, you don't need to change your FBT. It can handle a lot of voltage.
» You can take pictures with your webcam. can't you?
» You are talking about FBT, and I am talking about CFLs.
» At first I used two, then I discovered that one worked better. I guess it depends on th…
» I meant get a bigger CFL not FBT.
» in this inscrutable I use a 65 watt rated cfl, not 23 watts.
» that will be great if you post me pictures. it is difficult to follow with just descrip…
» It is working fine, the circuit is too weak to put out more voltage so it dies. The tra…
» The old ballasts are not called "electronic ballasts" and don't produce high voltage di…
» Thank you for your comment. What is the electronic ballast that you are refering too? I…
» You can take pictures with your webcam. can't you?
» You are talking about FBT, and I am talking about CFLs.
» At first I used two, then I discovered that one worked better. I guess it depends on th…
» I meant get a bigger CFL not FBT.
» in this inscrutable I use a 65 watt rated cfl, not 23 watts.
» that will be great if you post me pictures. it is difficult to follow with just descrip…
» It is working fine, the circuit is too weak to put out more voltage so it dies. The tra…
» The old ballasts are not called "electronic ballasts" and don't produce high voltage di…
» Thank you for your comment. What is the electronic ballast that you are refering too? I…
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Dec 4, 2011. 3:39 PMmagiccowy
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Are you the Jerry Woodall refered to in this article http://www.physorg.com/news98556080.html ?
No, Jerry Woodall copied this instructable, believe it or not. I e-mailed it to him, when I discovered that eutectic gallium worked better than pure gallium.
Dec 6, 2011. 2:41 AMmagiccowy
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Great idea by the way, can see it really taking off due to the common materials and reusable gallium but for what reasons is eutectic gallium better? Also do you know the creator of the portable generator unit that uses your method with monster can sized cartridges?
The reason it is better is because it is liquid at room temperature while pure gallium has to be heated to 50C. It also wets aluminum just like mercury spreading all over the surface (see the last pictures in the Instructable). This is perfect for portable generator because the hydrogen production can be controlled by controlling water mixing with the activated aluminum. The gallium can be easily recovered from the alumina by changing the Ph of the medium (the eutectic gallium drops to the bottom). No I don't know the creator of the portable generator unit. Do you?
Dec 7, 2011. 9:52 PMmagiccowy
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Ah that's interesting, didn't even consider that aspect. All i heard about the generator was it was developed by a university.
Dec 6, 2007. 8:34 PMalxram
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Hi Biotele,
I hope you don't mind, I've added you to our group... you're welcome to join!
http://www.instructables.com/group/alternativeenergy/
I hope you don't mind, I've added you to our group... you're welcome to join!
http://www.instructables.com/group/alternativeenergy/
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