Edison Battery Construction Nickel Iron

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Now back to our regular description: This video shows how to construct an experimental Edison Battery.
These remarkable batteries were developed by Edison in 1901, and many of his batteries more than 70 years old were still producing full capacity.
I'm working on a web page to back up this video with more details.

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[hlbpr]

...continues from below: And original Edison nickel-iron batteries have little room for improvement. Hence, better to make them the original way, which is time proven. Is anyone wants to wait 50 years to see if they have the longevity of the original ones, just for a mere 20-30% improvement in performance? I rather construct them following the original time tested ones and, just get a couple of extra ones to make up for that 20-30% improvement in efficiency on the new ones.

[noonco]

@hlbpr I agree with you. The white paper on my web page details how Edison's original cells were made. Also, I have an article coming out in Nut&Volts Magazine in a month or two with photos of the insides of the original cells. I do think however, that with todays nano technology and CNC manufacturing, new research is more than warranted. The electrolyte in these cells is protective, so even VERY fine (nano) structures should be very robust in these cells. Imagine the possibilities!

[badmoonryzn]

Why do we call this the Edison battery when it was Volta who came up with the idea? Is it because Edison remembered to patent the idea and was looking for a battery that wouldn't burn the skin of people who owned electric cars? There are so many situations like this in the development of electrical devices throughout the 1700s to now. It is very nice to see this battery back in production. It is needed.

[noonco]

@badmoonryzn As you mentioned, there were almost always many inventors simultaneously working on the same ideas, and the person who gets the credit is usually not the first who discovered the idea. That was certainly the case with this battery as Waldemar Jungner first to produce them. HOWEVER, after reading all of Edison's brilliant patents on this cell, I do believe that it was Edison who made it practical. He deserves great credit as the one who perfected it... :-)

[poweredBYGDK]

nice work, i have a question: will it work the same with NaOH as electrolyte ? because i don't think KOH can be found easily by everyone, if so, where will be the difference? thanks and keep up the good work

[noonco]

@poweredBYGDK KOH is easy and cheap.  They use it these days to make home made bio diesel so you can get it on eBay. You can use the address at the end of the video to get a free "white paper" that gives enourmous improvements to the cells. Thanks.

[hlbpr]

Thanks for the reply sir. Looking forward to your article!

[hlbpr]

If Edison’s iron batteries are known to last 50 years, and I want a guarantee I'll have batteries for the rest of my life, it make sense to make the batteries the same way Edison did. I say this because there is a lot of experimentation actually being done to improve the performance of these nickel-iron batteries but none of them have been around for 50 years. There is no guarantee they will last that long, even if the modern ones offer better performance on a short-term basis.

[moongooat]

The NiFe battery was invented in 1899 by Waldemar Jungner, sweden. Edison got the patent a couple of years later. Owning the patent is not the same thing as have made the invention (thou, Edison was probably just 5-10 years later or so). More abot this on swedish wikipedia.

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