6 years later, I am seeing this. I work at a lead acid battery factory. I am a cell burner, so I line up the positive and negative plates and melt the posts with the terminals on them to the plates. But we make large industrial batteries where the individual cells weigh 25 to 240 pounds each. I enjoy it, and I enjoyed this video Cody. Thank you

@tek4

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a cool job

@Ryan-lc4bl

11 ай бұрын

@@tek4 until you realize how dangerous it is... well, lead poisoning is the main concern.

@Paperbutton9

9 ай бұрын

thank you for your service

@iowafarmboy

5 ай бұрын

​@@Ryan-lc4blI'd assume they have some really good respiratory protection and such

@Ryan-lc4bl

5 ай бұрын

@@iowafarmboy yes, I'm aware they do... molten lead doesn't have a high vapor pressure at it's melting point (327°C), so the main concern isn't the vapor, but lead oxide dust (the paste coated on the plates). But on a large scale, there's considerable exposure.... they're tested for it over the course of a few months. Exaust fans and such are used to protect them.

My science teacher shows your videos in class all the time

@scyhte82

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@zeba3728

6 жыл бұрын

Well said. Thumbs up.?

@zeba3728

6 жыл бұрын

I try to use your information

@floorpizza8074

6 жыл бұрын

@Belal Motawe Really cheap ass shit for spamming an advertisement in like that. Really slick, you complete and total tool. Please, nobody Google "Magic Mender Wizard", or give them one dollar of your money. Go spend money on advertising, shit head.

@abeodez751

6 жыл бұрын

Wow mad respect to cody and lol good way for ur teatcher to take shortcuts 👍🏽 Wat gread r u in?

Best person for a post apocalyptic world to restart this planet. Happy, energetic, kind, thoughtful, smart and a troubleshooter. Plus, he works hard, and that's the most important part.

@NwoDispatcher

4 жыл бұрын

The question is, how do you raise children like that?

@MaxGiganteum

2 ай бұрын

@@NwoDispatcher The answer is, have them participate from the time that they start developing an attention span and teach them everything you know as they grow up! It isn't rocket science... - Max Giganteum

Interesting video. From what I'm reading in the comments section of a lot of other videos, the reason to use sulfuric acid is because it freezes at a much lower temp than epsom salts etc. So low freezing point is a factor to consider here. Before watching your vid, I assumed the lead plates in batteries were simply thin squares of pure lead. Now I know they are a lot more complicated than that, I realize making or reconditioning an automotive battery is no simple matter.

"That's a good way to lead yourself" -Cody 2016

i love the crudeness of your process and the way you do things, just to see if you could. Very cool man. keep up.

That was great! So much practical information made easy to digest. Thanks so much!

@urdulearner8221

7 жыл бұрын

can you explain more about your battery ? thanks , Kathrine !

@ekner

6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here! Although I shouldn't be the least surprised. Hope the fortress roof is going well! :)

quite sure i was reading Megaohms on that multimeter not ohms XD, and btw usually multimeters can't give the proper resistence when you test directly the battery, try using a known resistor in series then measure the current passing through it, measure the voltage, then you just have to solve V=(Rr+Rb)*I => Rb=V/I-Rr that works much better and gives you a kinda accurate value of internal resistence of the battery

Nice short summary of how a battery works

Fun cody is better than depressed cody. Reignite the fire cody! You are still an inspiration.

Cody, thanks for the videos. They are entertaining and... well... I've learned a lot. I really enjoy how you do this stuff from odds and ends you have rather than running to the store every five minutes and buying things. Please keep it up.

Robert murray smith got me into batteries recently and how usefull they are so now im watching this again years later

"And now the current I'm getting is like 4 volts." Oh Cody...

@misaalanshori

6 жыл бұрын

immibis 4volts of current..

@goldenpiston8449

5 жыл бұрын

he is majoring in geology and minoring in chem. I wouldn't blame him for making such a small mistake.

@DigitalAgeInstitute

4 жыл бұрын

Instead of quoting a mistake and emphasizing on it, you would do well in explaining, that Voltage is measured in volts, and Current is measured in Ampere. Voltage is the potential / level, and Ampère is the amount of current in the thread. The effect you get out is calculated by Volt times Ampere...

@AureliusR

4 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalAgeInstitute He makes these mistakes on purpose just to screw with people.

@martonsz

4 жыл бұрын

If only that was the biggest mistake in this video... During his explanation in the first couple minutes of the video, he didn't even get the reaction right.

That was totally awesome, and I believe it was one of your best videos yet! I think you are really improving a lot on your video-making skills and editing skills as well!

Best video yet that I've found so far, for this type of hands on information. I'm thinking about making my own batteries. Just trying to understand what is involved, it's videos like this that will save me time & money. Thanks

Thanks so much Buddy to share with us your knowledge, very clear explanation. Terrific job !

Super great explination and an easy to understand build Very much appreciated.

Always a great time going back into the oldies!

Nice tutorial, I did something similar a few years back, sort of a DIY solar charger and battery experiment, good work. I did find the irony a bit funny though with a tutorial about building a battery, right at a bank of batteries, near a generator, and your cam's battery dead ;)

So glad to see this! Can't believe i haven't seen this one before. Thanks for the tutorial on making a battery

Geez, that wrench you laid up by the batteries (around 17:30) is nearly giving me a heart attack. If it shorts across the terminals bad things could happen in a *flash*.

A very good video explaining how lead acid battery works.

This video was very informative, thanks for sharing your knowledge in this great walkthrough.

Lmao I love how you have your pre-properly-done solar panel, the ancestor of your current one. I've watched you forever now, and I really envy your lifestyle. Keep being a cool guy man, and keep making stuff you find interesting!

Thanks Cody, Saw this but never made a comment,will be watching more of your stuff.take care and be safe

this video could be a guide of how to make this style of video, because he's giving us important information that people tend to forget. like telling us that a 12v battery charges at 14.4 volts, something most people forget to mention. or showing the plates and talking about surface area. these are very helpful for someone who didn't know this, instead of just saying there's lead plates and it's a 12v, battery charger. of course eventually people find these things out on their own but when you're totally clueless little things like that make a difference in understanding it. if i didn't know and i was charging something and then i measured it at 14.4 volts from the charger i might start to worry.

Subbed because I learned more about lead acid batteries in 20 minutes than ever before! 😄😎👍❤️

Prof cody.. i learn a lot from you..keep it up

Great work , love how you teach .

i thought ppl said arsenic smelled like almonds and dirty socks?? im friken addicted to ur vids man def gets a like from me

@theCodyReeder

8 жыл бұрын

that is cyanide

@ZootedInc

8 жыл бұрын

***** ahhh thats right,

@Brastius

8 жыл бұрын

Arsenic smells like old lace.

@DaleDix

8 жыл бұрын

Number 1 in Sherlock Holmes's chemistry lab! Prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) smells like bitter almonds. A bit of a mad Holmes fan I'm afraid.

@NvrchFotia

7 жыл бұрын

Almonds smell like cyanide, cyanide doesn't smell like almonds.

Cody, many of your fans have asked you many questions that you haven't answered. The answers would greatly add to the education provided.

@davidmoore657

6 жыл бұрын

I've read MANY of the comments and answered a few. It seems to me that many people are just lazy and don't/won't do any of their own research. Some are just ridiculous like the one below about using mercury for a battery. Cody can't be expected to spend enormous amounts of time reading and answering questions from people that are to lazy to gain a basic understanding of the topic. Granted; schools don't teach much well anymore, but, i think it was Edison that said, if you read about something for 15mins. a day, within a year you'll be an expert! And i've found that to be true. With Google and the internet, if you can read, you can learn anything. With KZread you don't even need to be able to read well. You just have to be willing to put in the time and effort.

Hey Cody sounds like you have a lister genset running in background, it sounds like the one I have. Thanks for your videos keep up the good work.

This is what i would expect the Professor to demonstrate from a episode of Gilligan’s Island!

Awesome Cody, thanks that answered so many of my questions :)

Thanks for solving one mystery for me. I always wondered why people do not recycle lead acid batteries. Melt the lead and make it new. I melt lead as a child too. But as you proved, obtaining performance is not child play. I will not complain anymore that batteries are expensive.

Good show. Thanks for the effort you put at demonstrating things for us. And with one hand! :-)

im over here studying lead acid batterys for a project im working on and i find out one of my favorite youtubers has a video on them

Have you ever built Copper Aluminum batteries? I've seen interesting videos about them in the past and would love to see your take on them. Thanks for making all the great content!

Great video. There are declassified Navy training videos that go into detail on how the chemical reaction works on KZread. These videos were very informative.

@Jadven1

4 жыл бұрын

I found your comment interesting, you could tell us where to see this information, thank you very much :)

@bacilluscereus1299

Жыл бұрын

Got a link❓

I have a chemistry project about this for a finals project This has helped a lot

very well explained!

Dude, That was awesome! Keep that up!

love your videos...keep'em com'in

I got it now Cody . 👍 Thanks 😊

You have the best channel

I Appreciate the video. Thanks for the info!

Good vid, Ive been searching for this.

Nice..... Learned a lot!!!

btw: you cant messure the batteries internal resistance directly with a DMM in ohms mode

If he ever runs low on ideas I would love to see him recreate these videos in higher quality

Thank you so much for this video

This is what would of happened if the Trailer Park Boys went to college...

@ugn669

6 жыл бұрын

Cody sometimes sounds sooo much like Bubbles though!

@GamingAmbienceLive

6 жыл бұрын

cody doesnt have college, he just started college recently because he found out he couldnt go to space if he didnt have degrees backing up his knowledge, thats how it works

@wiretamer5710

5 жыл бұрын

You cannot do this kind of shit up you choof or game 24/7 - the amount of work just getting this stuff together... phew!

@12thsonofisrael

5 жыл бұрын

Suppose education always equals intelligence? Just like education always equals manners and self discipline? Apparently not. Remember this when you interview for your next job breaking down old batteries. 😉

@aion2177

4 жыл бұрын

@@GamingAmbienceLive what? You say i can't go to Mars without wasting 4 years of life on a bullshit college degree?

Cody is there a way yo incorporate the added surface area in order to make electrolysis faster on the stainless steel used for hydrogen generators? Like add a paste to the stainless steel, higher surface area more electrolysis?

That was really cool

If you take children out of their failing schools and send them off to people like Cody only one day a week, my educated guess is that you would see a marked improvement in the future for not only the children but maybe we could start filling high paying jobs (many go unfilled) with these better educated young adults.

@amperzand9162

6 жыл бұрын

And that's the principle of proposals to seriously reform the education system. Take the idea of learning effectively from people with real skills and experiences, and place it in a safe, regulated framework.

@screengames5307

6 жыл бұрын

Homeschooling is the only way forward. Don't let the government teach your kids.

you are very talented and I can tell that you listened in science class

Hey Cody, I'm designing a led/acid battery for a school project. Does the volume of the cell matter? It's to my understanding that its the amount of surface area of the electrode which comes in contact with the electrolyte solution which matters but I wanted to check with you. Also do you know of ways to increase the voltage per cell? I want to make my cells as small/light as possible, thanks!

40 odd years ago we made lead acid batteries for our 7th grade physical science class. As I remember it we used lead foil rolled between sheets of heavy construction paper. I'm guessing Nannystate would frown upon that these days.

You've mentioned having a bigger voltage solar panel(14V) in your video make 'em charge the battery. But can I also work on equal? 12v solar panel to charge those up? I asked coz It be universal to use a 12V panel to direct electronic equipment vs a 14Volt one. Thanks!

i love your vids cody

I was just looking for cheap offgrid batteries this makes me wanna try to make my own...

Cody you're so smart

This is awesome

So when the apocalypse hits, I'm just gonna find Cody and do whatever he's doing. This is functional chemistry at its finest.

you inspire me to create something huge ;)

@shawnireland1197

4 жыл бұрын

just kidding dont try this at home kids

Thanks. Great job :-)

i dont think you can measure the internal resistance of a battery with an ohmmeter like that? considering the meter does the measurement by applying a voltage across the resistance to be tested. (your meter appears to say megaohms, not ohms)

@Dennis-et9vq

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Fully agree with jonsykkel. Can't do that. The battery volts will make a mess of your Ohms reading.

@Viaexplore

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly, you need a LOAD resistance and measure the open and closed circuit to get internal resistance.

@aeroscience9834

6 жыл бұрын

jonsykkel you are correct

@thomasflanagan8127

6 жыл бұрын

Normally, you can't measure internal resistance using an ohmmeter. That's why he discharged the battery before doing the measurement.

@VerstehenSieMathis

6 жыл бұрын

The Ohmmeter puts a small current through the test object and measures the resulting voltage. Resistance is then calculated as R=U/I. Any voltage that's already across the test object will add to the above mentioned voltage, void the reading and can damage the ohmmeter (which is expecting only the small test voltage). Even if he'd manage to discharge the battery (to real zero volts), he can't do it like that, because the internal resistance is not like a normal resistor; it varies depending on different variables.

Thanks for the experiment! I plan to try this within the week. I need to buy some lead, there is a company in town that sells it. You say surface area is important, but your strips were narrow. Any reason why you didn't maximize the space inside the jars?

so, batteries are just capacitors but the plates have higher resistence than the ones used in common capacitors?

Very cool.

Easy way to remember volts are not the same as current, current being measured in Ampere. Voltage is like a water tower, storing x amount of water and by being held higher than all the houses it feeds, uses gravitational energy to pressurize your water lines at home. Voltage is akin to water pressure in this case. Your regulator on your water meter is like the transformer on your power pole, bringing the "pressure" from the tower down to something usable. When you turn on your faucet, the amount of water coming out of it is akin to the current of electricity. So voltage is potential and current is flow. I could be lying tho

@josepeixoto3384

Жыл бұрын

not lying, you can say that again

This is fascinating. I've been living on a lead acid battery over a couple of years. It's always empty let me tell ya

I wonder how much it would increase the capacity if you made some thin sheets and rolled the electrodes into a cylinder with fiberglass in between so it was rolled like a capacitor is, what do you think?

Well done.

great vid.

Strong uploads god bless

So if you want high current should you add as much electro light as that is soluble because it would decrease the resistance

Hi Cody, can you pls reshoot some of the older stuff in better quality?

good video

Cody let me start by saying I'm a big fan. I have an unrelated question. did you add the acid battery ad below the video? or KZread did that automatically?

I have a question for a Cody level brain. I've been wondering about ways to store lead acid batteries long term. Let's say I buy a new battery, preferably "dry", but either way, then drain the acid, wash it out with distilled water, then dry it thoroughly. If I then placed this in a cool, dry place for 20 years, could I then add battery acid and expect it to function? Function like new? Even better, I could flood the battery case with nitrogen or some inert gas and then vacuum seal it, so there would be no oxidation during the storage period.

@theCodyReeder

7 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/doGsq9GrmsSsebA.html

@FarmCraft101

7 жыл бұрын

+Cody'sLab haha. And I thought nobody else was doing this because I couldn't find it on google. I should have known! Thanks man. So there's no concern with oxidation at all? This is for my golf cart battery bank. I would t want to buy $650 worth of batteries and reduce their life or capacity.

@mattlawton4715

2 жыл бұрын

@@theCodyReeder dont get any lead on you touching it or breath any lead dust etc. it car reak havoc on the body. I Love your videos 👍

Hey Cody, Could you do a video on how to restore a car battery? And explain how the indicator lights on the top work? (Heard lots of (mis)information about draining the fluid, adding Epsom salt solution, draining again and then filling with distilled water again would this work? Aren't you removing the acid?)

Bloody brilliant - dirt under the fingernails - bleeding edge post industrial empowerment!

Cody Krashcup,,,Mad scientist!

I'm curious, I've played around making batteries of different types as a kid, never a lead/acid batt though. I never had luck making one that was usable. Are these cells useable?

Thank you

What kind of generator is that you are running? It sounds like a steam engine. Or an old hit and miss engine.

@tacodrake95

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a low spark rate engine, probably with a flywheel. Sounds pretty efficient.

@shawnbottom4769

7 жыл бұрын

Craig Arnold My bet would be on a Lister diesel clone from India "Listeroid".

@orpheusepiphanes2797

7 жыл бұрын

Those reasons are gone

@shawnbottom4769

7 жыл бұрын

+Dogurasu You probably should've googled or searched youtube for "lister clone" before you made that comment.

@MittyNuke1

6 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment and say the same thing... I think I heard the firing rate decrease slightly after he disconnected the battery charger, so I'm thinking maybe hit-and-miss. Or old diesel with a huge flywheel. I'd love to see it though, I'm sure it's interesting regardless of what it is.

so if you drained a car battery,filled it with an epson salt solution then reversed the poles would it clean the sulphate off the opposite cells ?

Wow Cody your videos are fascinating I am becoming a fan. KZread recommended a video of yours. Thanks I am subscribing to your channel now. "THANKS KZread". I ALSO LIKE BIGCLIVE AND AvE VIDEOS. AvE VIDEOS ARE THE FUNNIEST.

How do these batteries differ from deep cycle LA batteries? Would a permeable polyethylene, like landscape fabric for example, work well to separate the plates?

I have a few questions. I thought you had to start with two dissimilar metals. Also thought that full strength electrolyte provided full charge without charging. Thanks for the info on non acid electrolyte. I have a few dead battery's I would like to salvage Good video.

@davidmoore657

6 жыл бұрын

The way i understand it is, with his method, charging creates the second metal by creating a layer of lead oxide on one plate. The batteries you buy from the store are already 2 different metals. 1 set of plates are lead and the other set are lead oxide or some other lead compound.

Reading over this again. Cody gave a general idea of how this works. Ya his was not very good but I got the idea. That was his plan. I knew one of the material engineers from the Gemini space program. He helped create the heat shield material. I can tell that him and Cody think a lot alike. Now then for this battery I'm thinking that we must grind the lead to a consistency of coffee grounds, and mix those grounds with fiberglass insulation. Maybe something like the old table top hand meat grinder would mix them into a paste like substance, I'm not sure but I think in order to get enough surface this material has to be broken down.

does the battery still work if a neodymium magnet accidentally dropped in? is it better or worse or no difference... 🤔🤗

question - can you rejuvenate a lead acid battery by hooking it up to a charger backwards? or is hooking it up to a charger just reversing the reaction?

21:03 made my heart skip a beat haha

Hi cody did you make a video on how the lead acid battary works ?

"Or you could pause the video". Love this line.

You mentioned that you build your own plates with the old lead material in the barrel mixed with sulfuric acid…have you made a video demonstrating a more powerful battery using recycled material? I’m also interested In what chemistry would dissolve lead sulfate crystals to clean batteries and refill them afterwards?

Awesome

How about using that gold squisher with the rollers you got to make some really long ribbons of thin lead and sandwich two of them with fiberglass, roll those up to make a tight cylinder, then stuff those in the glass jars. Wouldn't that give a greater surface area and more storage capacity?