Uses Inside a Lantern Battery

There are plenty of things you can use a battery for, but have you ever wondered what's usable inside?

First get some safety gear. safety goggles, thick gloves, ect. THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS. I am NOT responsible for any damage caused by this DIY.

Then, take a knife and cut along the line that attaches the bottom to the top. As shown above.

Then you can take a screwdriver and pry the top off.

After the top is off, all the battery cells are visible. (img1 step2)

You can then remove the wires on top. (img2 step2)

Then, after pulling the cell partly out of the plastic 'case', you will see another wire connected to the side. You'll have to remove that wire. (img3 step2)

After the cell is out, you can start ripping in. My weapon of choice is a pair of wire cutters.

you can use the wire cutters to peel the nickel casing downward.

Once the nickel casing is peeled back enough, you can remove the plastic cap and some paper to see the end of a very large rod of carbon. (The most valuable piece in the battery to me.)

After another plastic cap is removed (img2 step4) we can see all the chemicals and we're pretty much done.

All we have to do is peel back the rest of the nickel (vid1 step6) and remove the chemicals from the carbon rod.

now we can start to remove the chemicals.

the video in this step is showing all that was collected.

Nickel, plastic (scrap), carbon rod, and plenty of chemicals for future experiments!