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Subject: Can a 3 volt battery be used to power a potato clock? Voltage too high?

Date: Wed Jan 20 22:24:05 2016
Posted by Eileen Saam
Grade level: 4-6 School: EAC
City: Chicago State/Province: IL Country: USA
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 1453353845.Eg
Message:

I am trying to purchase LED clocks in bulk at a cheap rate. These clocks will be
used for science projects for a non-profit that I am working for in which
children will experiment with powering a potato clock. I have found a reasonably
priced LED clock that uses a 3 volt battery but have been unable to find a
reasonably priced LED clock that is powered by a 1.5 to 2 volt battery. I am
wondering if using a clock with a 3 volt battery would be too high of a voltage
and the potato clock would not work.


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