How to make an own-label battery
Batteries are made by specialists: that much should be clear. Nevertheless, we would like to give you a simple recipe for making your own do-it-yourself battery. It goes without saying that this home-made battery will not deliver the same performance as products from well-known manufacturers like Panasonic Batteries.
What do you need?
- Lemon juice or table vinegar
- Coins containing copper, such as 1p or 2p coins
- Aluminium foil
- Stiff paper
- Tape
- Tissue or kitchen roll
- Two electrical wires
How do you go about it?
Roll the stiff paper into a column into which the stack of coins will fit (don't put them in yet). Fold a circle of aluminium foil over one of the ends and secure it with tape. Tear off pieces of aluminium foil and press them into discs the same size and shape as the coins. Do the same with tissue or kitchen paper. Place these tissue or kitchen paper discs in the lemon juice or vinegar. Now fill the tube by stacking a disc of tissue, a coin and a disc of aluminium foil. Make sure you finish with a coin. Strip the plastic ends off the wires so that you can attach the copper from the wires to each end. Now test the battery using a bicycle light .
