Salt water fuel cell powered car
What you need:
a. Car Frame
b. Salt water fuel cell
c. Gradual container
d. Syringe and its tube
e. Wires
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You will also need the following items
(not included in this kit):
- Purified or distilled hot water above 90
°
C (363 K)
- Salt (food grade) 50g
- Electronic balance
Important notes :
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1. Read carefully and clearly understand the instructions before assembling this kit.
2. You can set the wheels position using the steering on the front of the car.
3. Ensure that the electrical connections under the car are tight.
4. The temperature of the purified or distilled hot water should be above 90C.
5. Take care with the hot water to not hurt yourself.
6. Wearing waterproof gloves and glasses are highly recommended.
7. After each use clean the anode plate to keep its best performance for later use.
8. Store the anode plate and cathode tank in a dry place.
Prepare the water salted solution :
1. Weight 15 mg of salt using a balance. In the gradual container, put the salt and add 25ml of hot purified
or distilled water. The water temperature should be above 90
°
C (363 K).
2. With a spoon, mix the container contents until the salt have been entirely melted into the water.
Sometime a small part of the salt stay in the solid state.
Preparing the fuel cell
a. Insert the fuel cell into the slot on the car frame. Press the lower part of the blue components you can
see on each side of the fuel cell. By this way you can remove the fuel cell anode from the fuel cell tank.
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b. With the syringe, suck up some water salted solution and pour it into the cathode tank in order to
fill ¾ of the maximum tank level (about 15ml).
c. Take the metal made anode and clips it into the cathode as show below
Connecting the wires into the cell.
a. Place the fuel cell in front of you in order to see three plugs.
b. Connect the small 10cm wire into left red plug and its other end into the right plug behind the
cell.
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