Should the experimenter desire to go more deeply into the effects of
the current, he will need a more powerful battery. The battery
described has been made on a very simple plan, to enable the amateur
to copy it without difficulty or great expense. There is no mystery
about the battery. Any one can make it. All that is required is a
plate of zinc, two plates of carbon, some strips of wood and copper,
and two common wood screws for each cell. The tumblers may be had
anywhere.
Although it is advisable to use insulated wire for making the
electrical connections, bare wires may be used if care is taken in
arranging them, so that they will not touch each other or other
metallic objects which would complete the circuit.
It will be found convenient if the elements of the battery are
arranged upon a frame of some sort, by means of which they may be
raised or lowered all together, and supported at any desired height.
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