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    Oct 21, 2007, 08:42 AM
    Electricity project
    Hi I'm trying to make a circuit but instead of having all of the wires straight from the battery to the bulb I want to replace half of one wire and use water to complete the circuit but it doesn't work … I only used 6V

    Help ….how many volts should I use?
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    Oct 21, 2007, 08:53 AM
    If the water is distilled you may need 13,000 volts. Seriously, the water may not have any minerals in it. Voltage is only part of the issue.Water itself can offer some resistance if the water is not ionized with an electrolyte.

    Try adding measured amounts of table salt. Add a small amount at a time, say a half teaspoon, check your results, and add more, etc.

    I gave enough info to get you started, and some topics to study to learn why you were having problems and how you made your experiment work.
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    Oct 21, 2007, 11:01 AM
    After you put in the salt, start with low voltage, throw in a hot dog, maybe 5-10 minutes, enjoy.
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    Oct 21, 2007, 11:56 AM
    Forget the hot dog, lets have steak? :) Seeing that business is very very slow, the steaks on TK ;)
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    Oct 21, 2007, 12:26 PM
    No problem, thick steaks.

    Busier here than a one armed paperhanger.

    What is your vertical market?
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    Oct 21, 2007, 12:34 PM
    For me, slower than an injured turtle :(
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    Oct 21, 2007, 03:04 PM
    Jajaja I rather put in a hot dog...


    I can't put salt the purpose of the project is to electrified the water and grow a plant in it just to see the effects of electricity in plants
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    Oct 21, 2007, 03:48 PM
    Is fertilizer allowed? That would add electrolytes to the mix.
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    Oct 21, 2007, 04:17 PM
    I could had anything as long as I can make the electricity a variable
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    Oct 21, 2007, 05:04 PM
    What should I use it doesn't have to be water as long some kind of voltage is going through the plant
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