Another way to do this is just use plain old iron or silver and a
battery of some voltage to do this. silly to use metals and get a
weak effect when I can use "the modern" battery. :)

bG

--- In microelectricitygermkiller2@yahoogroups.com, "baby_grand"
<bobluhrs@e...> wrote:
> ...thanks that answers questions I did not know I had... :)
>
> bob
>
> --- In microelectricitygermkiller2@yahoogroups.com, V <vzon17@y...>
> wrote:
> > Hi baby_grand,
> >
> > I dont think the zinc is a problem. people take zinc tablets all
> the time. Also the zinc becomes the negative terminal and the
copper
> becomes the positive. the positve terminal is the one tha goes into
> the system so you wolud be picknig up the copper but not the zinc
> except the little through contact. I have been using them for over
a
> year and see no problem. You want the pure zinc however so you dont
> get any lead.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Take care,
> > V
> >
> >
> > > I'd like to experiement with a copper/zinc handgrips for
> steering wheel
> > > of a car. I know that iron and copper also work, but to lesser
> > > degree. Zinc is toxic, no?
> >
> > > What other choice metals do we have that would electrolyze
> similar to
> > > zinc but not be toxic. I tried tin (very safe) and found it is
> less
> > > effective than iron.
> >
> > > I guess iron and copper would be the best bets?
> >
> > > bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --