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But if you have some spare soda cans, and want to turn them into power
generators, here is the coolest and most simple tutorial.

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All you need to make the

simplest coke can battery is:

1 cola can
1 copper coin
1 can opener
1 glass or a cup
Crocodile clips
Wire wool
Metal stick, screwdriver, spade
or an electric drill

In case you would like to give the set-up

a boost, and be able to produce enough
power to light up a small LED, you will
need 6 times the above mentioned
materials (except for the can opener),
and table salt. And for even more power,
you will need some standard commercially
sold drain cleaner.

Open the can, pour the coke in the glass

and put to the side. Cut off the top of the
can using the can opener, and clean the

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can thoroughly on the inside.

Every can has a plastic coating on the

inside, which you will have to remove
before making the battery set up. For the
purpose, take the wire wool and with the help of the metal stick/
screwdriver/spade scrub the insides of the can. If you want to guarantee
a great job, use a drill instead of the stick. The job will be done much
better and faster. Do not apply too much pressure, so that you avoid
damaging the can. Once the plastic coating is removed, make sure you
have no wire pieces remaining inside the can.

Pour the coke back into the can. Attach

one of the crocodile clips to the copper
coin and dip it into the can. Take another
crocodile clip and attach it to the opening of the can. And tadaa, this set
up produces 0.6 volts power.

In order to generate a sufficient amount

of power to be able to light up a small LED
light, for example, you will need a few
additional bits. Take the cooking salt and
add a pinch to the coke (be careful not to
let the coke content overflow). This will bring the voltage from one can
up. Then, take another five cans, repeat the procedure and connect
them in series as shown on the picture. This guarantees you a
generation of 2.6 volts.

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There is also a way to produce around 2

volts of power using only one cola can.
For that purpose you will need to replace the coke with drain cleaner.
Needless to say, if you connect more cans filled with cleaner in series,
then you will have quite a powerful power generator, that can easily
charge your essential electronic device in case of emergency.

A few extra remarks here:

Drink the coke, do not waste it.

Be careful with the chlorine and hydrogen-rich fumes that are
released when the aluminum can reacts with the contents of the drain
cleaner. Make sure that you have well ventilated room, or better, the
set up is placed out in the open.

What makes this DIY home-made coke can battery super cool is that
it can be as effective as you want it to be. If you would like to watch a
video on how to do it, you can follow this link. What has to be
remembered, however, is that the more complicated it becomes, and the
more chemicals are involved, the more potentially dangerous it is.

OK, it is not as bad as in the case of How to make your own AA battery,
but still. Do put safety first, read carefully the list of content on the
bottles of the cleaners that you use, and remember to handle and
dispose of the coke can battery correctly when you no longer feel like
using it.

Enjoy!

The tutorial is kindly provided by Go Repairs, on The Instructables.

Images (c) Go Repairs

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