Brain Cortex Power Mounts Part 42

CORTEX BRAIN POWER MOUNTS PART 42
THE BRAIN IS POWER HUNGRY
The brain cortex in a jar power mounts consist of eight battery holders mounted directly on the inside jar. The mounts are four hardware assemblies to a single battery holder and include a half inch spacer, nut, bolt and three sealing washers to each. Thus far, the single battery holders are stacked twins. The jar has four geometrically mounted twins.

The 32 holes in the transparent polymer jar are not drilled but rather made with a hot soldering iron to do the melting. This is the best approach considered as hot glue would damage the jar, a mechanical drill is prone to scratching the jar, there's no easy method of scoring the surface for drilling, and a punch can easily tear the substrate.

Each assembled power unit is held in position inside the jar and from the outside, a hot soldering iron melts a tiny dot over the spacer end. The power unit is removed and the four holes are melted into the jar. Then, the power unit is mounted on the jar and process is repeated for seven others. (see illustration)

JAR CAVEAT
Be careful when handing the jar so as not to scratch the surface. As the jar is made of soft flexible plastic, it can easily scratch. 

BRAIN CORTEX INDEX
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html

Brain Cortex Solar Panel Install Part 41

BRAIN CORTEX SOLAR PANEL INSTALL PART 41

The Cortex solar panel was installed inside the brain jar above the power unit's top level. The bottom of the panel is fit to the top ledge of the battery holder, which holds the bottom of the solar panel in place without any hardware. The top of the solar panel has two angle brackets holding it, connected together as shown. The back side of the solar panel has a sticky substance which nicely grips the angle bracket's long extension side. It can also serve as a wire holder as shown.

This is the larger solar panel rated at 3 volts and 120 mA designed to power the brain and trickle charge the batteries during the day. Tests show the panel works in available room lighting.

Index to the Brain Cortex
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html

Brain Cortex Power Unit Part 40

Looking into the Brain Cortex Power Unit - eight times the energy in the new design can power not only the Cortex but could maintain a new instrument control panel and measuring devices. The Power Unit allows the brain to continue to stay alive, even when the solar panel trickle charger cuts out at night time.

BRAIN CORTEX POWER UNIT PART 40

One of four brain power distribution packs

MASSIVE POWER RIPS THROUGH THE CORTEX JAR

The powerful Brain Cortex Power Unit is now installed. This is modified to include four power distribution energy packs, each pack made up of two 1.5 volt D size cells in series to provide three volts. The four packs connect together in parallel to increase amperage by four

Single Philips 1.5 volt D battery ZnC

times and maintain a delivery of three volts to the electrics. The power unit takes up half the space of the larger 3 liter Taiwan pet jar.

Power holders are stacked with the opposite polarity ends mounted closest together for wiring. With four sets of twin stacking, enough space is available (after mounting the solar panel) to add another one pack. With a custom mount behind the solar panel, perhaps two packs could be added.

Keeping the packs limited to four gives maximum space for the electric brain cortex board and could allow a two or more board stacked design in the future.

Index to the Brain Cortex
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html

Brain Cortex Prepare Battery Holders Part 35

BRAIN CORTEX PREPARE BATTERY HOLDERS PART 35

STEP 1
To prepare each of the ten D-size battery holders, obtain phenolic washers, 3/16th-inch long brass spacers, and bolts. The spacers are the shortest size that will allow a bolt to fit with 2 washers. Each holder has four holes. The project will need 40 spacers, 80 phenolic washers and 40 bolts. Insert a bolt, washer into each mounting hole, then add a washer and screw, on the spacer. Repeat for all forty holes in the ten battery holders. Loosely tighten.

STEP 2
Loosen each spacer and bolt, and move it up as high as possible, farthest to the edge of the battery holder, then tighten. This will ensure all battery holders have spacers in the same symmetrical place. Now tighten each bolt into the spacer but not too tight or the plastic holder could break over time. You want it snug but not too tight to cause undue stress.

The next step is for the next part installment, mounting the holders inside the jar.

NEW DESIGN
The holders will now rest at the bottom of the jar to provide stability. It was decided that mounting heavy D size batteries solely on the side of the thin plastic jar without any additional weight support would unduly stress the jar wall and possibly cause damage (flexing, warping, cracking, tearing, stressing). With part of the bottom of each battery holder resting on the jar floor, a portion of the weight is distributed and wall stress is reduced significantly. This causation will result in a desiccator redesign.

BACKGROUND
The circuit is designed to run on 3 volts. Each holder will hold one 1.5-volt battery. There are ten holders which will series connect in twos to provide 3 volts. Batteries are 1.5-volts each. The 5 series connected sets of batteries will connect together in parallel.

LINKS
Brain Cortex Solar Panel Part 3http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/brain-cortex-part-2-solar-panel.html
 
Brain Cortex Machine Batteries Part 4 
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/brain-cortex-machine-part-4-batteries.html

Brain Cortex Index Part 16 
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html

ABOUT THE MACHINE CORTEX BRAIN PROJECT
The project objective is to develop a cortex machine brain, demonstrating human-to-machine brain transfer, in particular to take some relatively simple human characteristics and transfer portions to the machine brain, whereby human traits could be given greater life longevity, leading towards immortality.

Brain Cortex Round Robin Part 8

Testing different battery holder designs

BRAIN CORTEX ROUND ROBIN PART 8  
More cells and a new design

1) A new design separates the twin battery cell holders. Each battery now has its own individually mountable cell which permits more centralized space in the 3-liter jar and takes advantage of the curvature space rather than wasting it behind the battery holder.

2) Each cell hold is mounted up off the floor to make space for the jar desiccator and its contents. The jar now holds a total of ten batteries. This is backed down from the previously reported 12 batteries to more effectively use space.

3) Ten D size cells make up the total pack of batteries. There are of five sets of two batteries to a set. Each set provides 3 volts. Five sets are wired in parallel. One alkaline battery is rated at 12,000 mAh. Two batteries in series have the same rating. Five sets (10 batteries) are rated at 60,000 mAh. At 30 mA drain, this gives 2,000 hours or 83.3 twenty four hour days of service (about 3.3 months).

4) Initially, rechargeable zinc carbon batteries are planned for use. One battery gives 8,000 mAh. Two batteries in series have the same rating. Five sets (10 batteries) are rated at 40,000 mAh. At 30 mA drain, this gives 1,333.3 hours or 55.6 twenty four hour days of service (about 1.9 months).

5) The above statistics do not include charging information, which keeps batteries in operation for a much longer period of time, usually the life of the battery, which could be a year or two with some battery types.

6) The value of 30 mA drain is currently an estimation of the Propeller circuit and program draw, and excludes the LED light and speaker. Further testing is needed to establish a more accurate current drain value for the chip's thinking and texting level. This will slightly vary depending on the program statements initiated.

7) Cost for a single cell battery holder from Taiwan is NT$10 and a two cell holder is NT$15.

— our project is to develop and demonstrate a machine brain transfer, in particular to accept some relatively simple characteristics of a human brain, such as limited personality or knowledge, and transfer portions to a machine brain, whereby those characteristics could be given life longevity far exceeding that of the original human, and perhaps establishing an idea of immortality —