Collin's Lab: History of the Battery @adafruit #adafruit

Join Collin as he goes hands-on with the evolution of the battery - from building a simple voltaic pile to the inner layers of a lithium ion cell.
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[@NathanaelNewton]

This is probably the best concise history of batteries I've seen on youtube.

[@abnercv]

The Collin's Lab should be made into a weekly show. Very informative!

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[@michaelonyx3903]

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[@Grid21]

I wish you would make more of these videos more often! It's really the main reason why I follow this channel. :D I learn a lot from Collin's Lab and I'd like to see more soon!

[@JoshuaCasper]

AWESOME!! Collin's Lab is Back!!!!

[@scb740]

Joshua Casper yes! I hope they keep 'em coming! Great stuff :)

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

This is how ALL school should be taught. Clear, concise, unambiguous, and accurate. I never got to build a battery in school. Kids should build batteries in school.

[@Nuclear_Man_D]

Ah yes, common sense. Something the public school system should learn. We need to learn useful things XD Yea we should have built batteries in school. And early on too.

[@mcmoodoo]

@@Nuclear_Man_D Great idea. When I was in college we had a project in one of the engineering classes to teach kids at an elementary school how batteries work. So we brought them a "Homemade battery" project where they made primitive batteries by using lemons and other citruses as anodes and copper cents as cathodes. The kids were thrilled to light up an LED bulb with fruits and veggies :)

[@dhawthorne1634]

I just found this, I am SO HAPPY to see you still making videos. Your old Circuit Skills videos are what got me started on making and repairing my own electronics.

[@Tod_x]

Why this informative channel not as a famous as those unbeneficial channel out there

[@aaronrdaniels]

Never thought Adafruit would be behind the video that would pop up from this google search. BUT WELL DONE!

[@MostElectronics]

So happy he is back!! Thanks Adafruit!

[@Perspectologist]

I am very glad to see a Colin's Lab video again. I have really missed this kind of content.

[@brandon.hendrickson]

This isn’t perfect - it still relies on keeping inside one’s head what an “anode” and “cathode” are - but dang it, this just might be the best explanation of what a battery is on all of KZbin. Well done, folks!

[@ankushkakne9530]

You are a genius. You make so many useful and enjoying electronics videos. I always feel pleasure watching all of your videos over and over again.

[@aemerox5773]

Finally a video I've been waiting for!

[@f_bomb_3000]

Always clear, concise and informative. Keep up the good content, Collin!

[@FoneBone27]

love this man... love the way he explane things

[@Emtron_Technologies]

Very Nice.. Love to see Collin's Lab..

[@MrAndhravaala]

Simply Superb demonstration ...

[@yoy58913]

finally, I've been waiting for Callin to be back!!!.

[@mathieuclement8011]

Fun fact: in French, batteries such as those found in most watches or toys are called "pile(s)" in reference to Volta's invention. "Piles" mostly defines the form factor of those batteries.

[@SecularMentat]

I love this kind of thing, history of science is amazing. I'm particular to the history of chemistry so this was particularly fun.

[@OPdbx]

Finally! Why did this show ever go away??

[@suhartosengupta5902]

Very nice explanation !!

[@mr.p3567]

The battery, harnessing oxidation and reduction usually. Great content.

[@lux-nocopyrightmusic]

Great video!

[@jimkirk360]

Always enjoy your videos

[@allistarcenter3]

Amazing View, Thank you!!

[@dc5]

Awesome video... thank you!

[@augustinchenault9981]

Wow, that sure is a clean and undamaged cut for a hack saw, You didn’t even break the graphite

[@Yasinx63]

Colin + Beard = Awesomeness!!!

[@nigelcooper1191]

Colin? my name is Will and you inspired me to love electronics through your videos. you are my hero. thanks for everything. p.s I would really love to meet you

[@thehornedone6343]

OMG I watched Collins lab years ago on MAKE and was so sad when he disappeared. BUT I JUST FOUND HIM AGAIN

[@eyaghalyou4159]

great job

[@scottconlon5124]

Cool. Thank you. I was clueless now I have "a" clue😉

[@donniexl1033]

Good job

[@Blinkation]

Love this guy

[@martinjrgensen6744]

Love your videos so usefull. wish you made alot more..

[@davidgaleski5303]

thank you

[@MixZTitaniumDubstep]

thanks for supplying great parts for great prices.

[@cash4laughs71]

Neat-0 thanks for the info. I solder like a beast because of you dude.

[@scottt.4366]

Everyone likes he's back

[@makerKID5]

A rear Collin has appeared, you'll need a master ball for this one. He is skilled at hiding.

[@dawson345]

More Colin!

[@azakusilov]

Collin's lab video! Nice. In my opinion, it's a very nice way to learn how something works, by learning about how it was invented, and its evolution. There is also nice documentary from BBC - Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity, about history of (people discovering) electricity in general.

[@professorsir2308]

he need his own channel..he is just awsmm!

[@Tigrou7777]

Samsung should watch this video

[@Dosbomber]

I was hoping for a brief "what can go wrong" segment.

[@davidb5205]

If I understand it correctly, the Samsung Note's problems come from the fact that they packed battery so tight that it punctures, creating a short directly between the anode and the cathode, which in turn generates lots of heat and easily burns the flammable electrolyte.

[@Dosbomber]

David Boucard What I'd heard had been dumbed down to "they squeezed it too much".. which fits in perfectly with what you're saying, albeit to a less technically sophisticated audience.

[@RussellBarth]

Awesome

[@varunahlawat9013]

cooooooool video!

[@zaidhussain5206]

That is nice, very informative video , let us know about any update , thank you for sharing

[@thespritman4052]

YAaatyt I love Colin's videos : ))))

[@RichardEricCollins]

:-) Cool sound track too.

[@edgeeffect]

I've missed Collin's Lab.... it'd be great to see more. Or anything with Collin Cunningham in to be honest... Psuedorandom was Ace!

[@RenatoYamamoto481]

i missed this guy

[@paologarrasi9938]

we want more of this video

[@Cyberplayer5]

Hey Collin do a video on fuel cells,thanks!

[@tyskstil]

Hi Collin. Can you do a video about cleaning flux off of PCBs after soldering, and different solder/flux types? I'm concerned about long term durability and corrosion on my DIY electronic projects. Should I clean both sides of the PCB or just the sodder side? What about components whose underside and pins are not reachable on the component side, how would I clean flux from there? etc.

[@hamseiggeh6331]

hello thank you very much for this owesom video...........i have a question 1}what exactly voltage is? and how can we use the idea of voltage to make batteries and other esuful things and thankz

[@kyb3er]

Collin do you have a recommended sequence for an electronics newbie viewing your labs?

[@sivonparansun]

so when using the voltaic stack to turn on the LED is it possible to "charge" the zinc and copper by rubbing with a towel to create static electricity?

[@jasons.125]

Will u do a video on relays?

[@simonhopkins3867]

Thanks. More on the origins of electricity would be great. Please

[@mohammadal-dean1593]

Simon Hopkins The first battery was actually the Baghdad Battery. Used way earlier than Ben frank!

[@SuperToughnut]

Can you describe copper and zinc were chosen for anode and cathode? What makes their properties special for this use. What is an electrolyte? Why is salt water good for that?

[@weekonpost9094]

6:07 his finger before picking up hacksaw and after cutting battery... but the information is very helpful

[@sarahkhan4373]

Please upload videos regarding organic battery please please ....

[@TheFakeShadow]

Thanks for the knowledge. Though It was kinda hard to follow along due to the high volume of the music in the background.

[@ronnato162]

So that's why some types of batteries are called "pile" batteries.

[@Casualgamer766]

He made it sound simple but just raised more questions to a non chemist or scientist. My question still lays on how did anyone even know to put those metals and chemicals together?

[@Xerkies]

Can you explain why they explode when heated up to much?

[@footbag8402]

Mr. CollinIt would be intriguing if you discussed punched card programming.

[@calinstefan8498]

Hello! On 5:42, what are the letters P, G, L, D and k1? Thank you

[@sanchezmandelbrot6130]

Colin , ive been a fan for years, whos the musical artist? havnt seen any credits after the show. thx

[@GlassCurtain]

Great episode, Collin! In the drone racing industry we're starting to see Graphene Li-Po's. Is Graphene just a new electrolyte?

[@Dosbomber]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene Sounds like a new form of the anode. A stable layer of carbon one atom thick. Pretty neat tech.

[@MrKristian252]

5:51 I can't find this song :(

[@ConorFenlon]

He held up the 9V battery as if to say "this is a single cell, not technically a battery of cells". But 9V cells are made up of lots of smaller 1.5V cells inside. It is the best example of a 'battery' that he could have presented haha

[@fernandojasso3940]

nice phone mr collin, thumb up

[@carloscervantes836]

Video on solid state batteries?

[@Rizon1985]

I feel a mention of the "Baghdad" battery should have been made. We're not sure it was used to provide electricity or what purpose it was used for if it did. But occam's razor says it was a battery. The construction is a battery and if they filled it with any electrolyte it would give a current. It's not abnormal we can't find what is was used for. Almost overnight the Roman, Sassanian, Gupta and Harsha empire fell into ruins leaving almost the whole world busy with surviving instead of inventing.

[@harshbarj]

"But occam's razor says it was a battery." Actually it doesn't. The two main ideas are it was either a battery, or it was used to store scrolls. In this case, occam's razor would suggest scroll storage is more likely as it fits with what was known at the time. The battery idea would require a lot more assumptions to be made, thus violating occam's razor.

[@michaellynes3540]

Maybe that’s how Frankenstein brought the Creature to life by using voltaic batteries. I’m just saying it’s possible.

[@sulli1189]

50 cells make 35 volts, Three of these 50 cell stacks should put out 105 volts, Five 50 cell stacks should be the size of a car battery when adjusted for a container. Five 50 cell stacks puts out a whopping 175 volts all without including the decimal values. This is only if the first cell shown has 0.092 extra volts than the 9 cell stack permanently. If these cells last the same as others, each one has 6 and a half days or 156 hours when kept wet. Since no-one has posted what a battery looks like when it is dead I will assume that the cells are still good and if you keep adding saltwater to them, they should increase in time. Please save me if I'm wrong, these batteries seem very useful...

[@ulvesparker]

Very interesting. The question that originally brought me to this video is... when did the "dry alkaline" battery get standardized to the D, C, AA, AAA, N cell? like, I have seen Charlie Chaplin films that show him using a handheld flashlight (presumably D-cell). Who standardized it? was it an international convention?? What happened to the B-cell? and the A-cell? Are these the same sized batteries used by the whole world? or does, say, Russia or China have their own standard sizes?N Also, back in my military days, I recall using magnesium batteries. Is there some advantage to using those? (durability, longevity, power output)

[@DoctorX17]

I always wondered... How did we end up with "Primary" for disposable and "Secondary" for rechargeable?!

[@kingkurdi7285]

First battery was in Baghdad

[@harshbarj]

Perhaps, but as of today, we just don't know. It may have served a purpose completely different from a battery and we just see the similarities and make the connection.

[@henninghund2876]

collins lab intro music extended please...:D

[@kierpetersen475]

Very nice! Though I would have liked at least a mention of Egyptians using batteries to electroplate objects.

[@malteeaser101]

'For instance, look at the small battery from this Note 7. It is made from a li... AHHHH, FUCC🔥KKKK!!!!!!!!' 🔥 🔥🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@anoncontroversialname3876]

I'm watching this to understand how the first battery was made, just so I can make a rail gun in dnd

[@JoshuaCasper]

Don't forget the Baghdad Battery :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Battery

[@SuperToughnut]

Does anyone remember hearing a few years ago about a new battery that was like a brick and it used sand? Whatever happened to that?

[@user-ed7gm7ol8k]

who fuse collin with vertasium??

[@ELECTROxigeno76.]

Spectacilar músic & Electrónics

[@shayhan6227]

Collin, please see this post! I have a question for you, from what I understand, modern electrical generators convert mechanical energy to electrical energy through the use of powerful magnets moving around some wrapped wire, almost like a motor.. However, I saw this one KZbin video that showed that in order to create powerful magnets from scratch one needs to place a piece of magnetizable metal in front of a strong electric field. If this is the case, how did they create first electric generator? Please, help me understand this sorcery.

[@JeffreyPhillipsFreeman]

Thats easy, generators arent the only way to produce electricity, chemical batteries also produce electricity. All you need to create a magnet is electricity running through some wound wire. So this was used to create the first man made magnets before any magnet based generators existed.

[@Noodleude]

Lithium Ion batteries are also really good for burning holes in carpet and filling a house with smoke.

[@jamesluck2969]

Avery l true, although only when mistreated

[@Noodleude]

in my experience, when accidentally punctured by a metallic object, this occurs.

[@witengineer6377]

Have you ever heard of the "cylinders of the pharaoh"? It is ancient Egyptian electrical technology made from copper and zinc cylinders filled with quartz crystal when held produce up to 1.5 volt sold on amazon and etsy for only 29.99

[@wavesofintelligence]

Could someone please tell me the name of the background music in this video?

[@imho2278]

His own composition.

[@Dazdigo]

No LiFePo4 battery cameo?

[@vishaltaneja2976]

If anything major changes i'll let you know....

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

- It's got electrolytes! - What are electrolytes? Do even know? - It's what they use to make Brawndo!

[@Willster451]

Why don't you do weekly uploads? Or every other week?

[@AA-gn1gt]

KUDOS! Why didn't you tell us about nickel battery????? It was widely used for button mobiles back then...

[@Xaeravoq]

what about the baghdad battery?

[@moculus2063]

I thought so too. The wiki even mentions in passing modern day experiments that test the story, but nothing verified. A person today should easily be able to test the claim using objects in their house. Find a clay jar, a metal rod, a metal tube, and some grape juice. Essentially that's the Parthian 'battery'. If there were any truth to the claim, it could be easily verified. But sadly no. The wiki casts further doubt that this find had anything to do with electroplating or could even produce any measurable voltaic charge. Doesn't seem plausible.

[@strawberryseason]

You didn't say what the original batteries were used for. Were they simply a curiosity?