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myFC PowerTrekk - Fuel Cell Charger
Recharge your cell phone or gadget with water...and a fuel cell...and a "puck".
"Pucks" (chemically splits the water into H and O for the fuel cell to use the H) are about $6.00 each. Fuel cell is about 200 Euro.
Recharge your cell phone or gadget with water...and a fuel cell...and a "puck".
"Pucks" (chemically splits the water into H and O for the fuel cell to use the H) are about $6.00 each. Fuel cell is about 200 Euro.
Or maybe the water just releases trapped H in the puck somehow. IDK the chemistry.
Normally, if you used electricity to split the water in to 2H and O...you'd use more electricity than you'd generate. So somehow they make these pucks that send hydrogen to the fuel cell....but it's just a form of electrical storage. The real question....could you have just stored electricity in puck-sized batteries? lol. Or maybe they are much lighter and more stable until the water is added....and don't degrade over time like a battery loses charge.
Normally, if you used electricity to split the water in to 2H and O...you'd use more electricity than you'd generate. So somehow they make these pucks that send hydrogen to the fuel cell....but it's just a form of electrical storage. The real question....could you have just stored electricity in puck-sized batteries? lol. Or maybe they are much lighter and more stable until the water is added....and don't degrade over time like a battery loses charge.
Sounds to me like it is using the water for H2 and O2
as to how Also, does this mean that the Pucks or the PowerTrekk itself has a battery?
Morning Snails!
To answer why I ask about the Provari...I'm looking to replace my S-Zmax V5. I dropped it less than a foot several weeks ago and have been living with a button that doesn't fire all the time. I have my mechanical that I used with and without a Kick2, but I reserve that more for cloud chasing. Since I'm on medical leave with the broken leg, I've blown through way more juice (0mg nic, cuz nic has been found to slow bone healing or somefin) than usual cuz I'm using my cloud chaser more. Having played with VV and VW on the Zmax, I've found that I like VV more with my carto tanks (IBTanked + Boge LR).
So, I was just wondering if there was a Snails consensus/preference on PVs. Thanks for the feedback!
Bear & Catt, your pics have made my morning!!!
To answer why I ask about the Provari...I'm looking to replace my S-Zmax V5. I dropped it less than a foot several weeks ago and have been living with a button that doesn't fire all the time. I have my mechanical that I used with and without a Kick2, but I reserve that more for cloud chasing. Since I'm on medical leave with the broken leg, I've blown through way more juice (0mg nic, cuz nic has been found to slow bone healing or somefin) than usual cuz I'm using my cloud chaser more. Having played with VV and VW on the Zmax, I've found that I like VV more with my carto tanks (IBTanked + Boge LR).
So, I was just wondering if there was a Snails consensus/preference on PVs. Thanks for the feedback!
Bear & Catt, your pics have made my morning!!!
If you liked the Zmax, Mad, the Provari should be a good choice for you. IIRC the Zmax also uses a one-button setup.
Like I stated earlier, I prefer a multi-button setup for VV (VW) adjusting. Plus I use my Vamo to measure the ohms on my rebuilt coils. Doing this with a Provari/Zmax: click-click-click (oh damn!) click-click-click-click versus Vamo: click oh
Like I stated earlier, I prefer a multi-button setup for VV (VW) adjusting. Plus I use my Vamo to measure the ohms on my rebuilt coils. Doing this with a Provari/Zmax: click-click-click (oh damn!) click-click-click-click versus Vamo: click oh
I think that internal battery was for the storage of the output of the fuel cell, Catt. Not in the puck.
The water is activating a reaction that releases Hydrogen and the H is used by the fuel cell. Really though, it $1.00 worth of energy stored in a $6.00 puck You'd be better off carrying charged batteries. But how long would they last? How safe is it to carry them? etc.
Fuel cells are a great way to convert hydrogen into electricity. The trick is that all the hydrogen is bound up on Earth. It IS the most abundant substance in the universe though. So.....good to use for fuel if you can get it. Trick is getting it. IDK. Probably better than burning it to make electricity via steam and generator. No moving parts, etc.
We should probably come out with a lightweight wind/solar combo charger setup for the hikers....we'll make a few million and retire.
The water is activating a reaction that releases Hydrogen and the H is used by the fuel cell. Really though, it $1.00 worth of energy stored in a $6.00 puck
You'd be better off carrying charged batteries. But how long would they last? How safe is it to carry them? etc.Fuel cells are a great way to convert hydrogen into electricity. The trick is that all the hydrogen is bound up on Earth. It IS the most abundant substance in the universe though. So.....good to use for fuel if you can get it. Trick is getting it. IDK. Probably better than burning it to make electricity via steam and generator. No moving parts, etc.
We should probably come out with a lightweight wind/solar combo charger setup for the hikers....we'll make a few million and retire.
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Just look at the one under "Loners" here:
http://thebean10.blogspot.com/
I'm dropping off another 48-pack of canned food to her on my way to Dad's today.
I should just have her scoop that one up for me and just bring it home. Just do it.
I think that internal battery was for the storage of the output of the fuel cell, Catt. Not in the puck.
The water is activating a reaction that releases Hydrogen and the H is used by the fuel cell. Really though, it $1.00 worth of energy stored in a $6.00 puck
Fuel cells are a great way to convert hydrogen into electricity. The trick is that all the hydrogen is bound up on Earth. It IS the most abundant substance in the universe though. So.....good to use for fuel if you can get it. Trick is getting it. IDK. Probably better than burning it to make electricity via steam and generator. No moving parts, etc.
We should probably come out with a lightweight wind/solar combo charger setup for the hikers....we'll make a few million and retire.
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