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  Check that your kit has all the proper components.

  Purchased or donated kits should have the parts list pictured. 

  Here is a breakdown of everything in the kit.

  Make Water Season 04 Kit Parts

  1	USB Wall Power Adapter / Charger	×	1
  2	Mason Jar Lid & Ring	×	1
  3	Acrylic Black Paint	×	1
  4	3D Printed Coagulator Lid with Electrode Slots	×	1
  5	Salt Packets (0.5 Grams)	×	10
  6	Aluminum Electrodes (100 x 19mm)	×	2
  7	Coffee Filters (#2 Size)	×	2
  8	USB 2.0 Type A to Type B Cable	×	1
  9	Arduino R3 (Pre Coded) with L293D Shield and Alligator Clips	×	1
  10	Mason Jar (16 oz)	×	1

  Items you will need.

  Paper Towels

  Extension Cord

  Extra Mason Jar or Cup (16 oz or more)

  Preparation 

  Water is different from place to place. The harder or more conductive your water the faster coagulation will occur. If you have soft water or filtered water you can always compensate with adding just a touch of salt for conductivity. 

  Safety: When operating the kits please do so in a large well ventilated room.

  Kits come pre coded so you shouldn't have to code anything. If your arduino doesn't have the code you can download it here. Or from this snippet. The code is very simple at the moment. We send current through the electrodes for 20 seconds then we swap polarity and repeat. This helps reduce build up and boost efficiency over time. The code is simple because for now it is just a foundation for which to grow. 

  // elequa makewater.org - coagulator arduino & motorshield code v1.01 - Season 3
  // don't forget to install adafruit motor driver shield libraries Tools> Manage Libraries... 
  // Search for "adafruit motor shield library" and install. 
  // Or you can download here https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-Shield-library
  
  #include <AFMotor.h>
   
  AF_DCMotor motor(1, MOTOR12_64KHZ); // create motor #1, 64KHz pwm
   
  void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);           // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
    Serial.println("Motor test!");
    
    motor.setSpeed(255);     // set the power to 200/255  (255 Max)
  }
   
  void loop() {
    Serial.print("tick");
    
    motor.run(FORWARD);      // Power One Direction
    delay(20000);            // Duration Default (20000 = 20 sec) - 20 Seconds
   
    Serial.print("tock");
    motor.run(BACKWARD);     // Power Opposite Direction
    delay(20000);            // Duration Default (20000 = 20 sec) 
    
    Serial.print("tack");
    motor.run(RELEASE);      // Pause
    delay(100);
  } 

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  Fill mason jar with water.

  // elequa makewater.org - coagulator arduino & motorshield code v1.01 - Season 3
  // don't forget to install adafruit motor driver shield libraries Tools> Manage Libraries... 
  // Search for "adafruit motor shield library" and install. 
  // Or you can download here https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-Shield-library
  
  #include <AFMotor.h>
   
  AF_DCMotor motor(1, MOTOR12_64KHZ); // create motor #1, 64KHz pwm
   
  void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);           // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
    Serial.println("Motor test!");
    
    motor.setSpeed(255);     // set the power to 200/255  (255 Max)
  }
   
  void loop() {
    Serial.print("tick");
    
    motor.run(FORWARD);      // Power One Direction
    delay(20000);            // Duration Default (20000 = 20 sec) - 20 Seconds
   
    Serial.print("tock");
    motor.run(BACKWARD);     // Power Opposite Direction
    delay(20000);            // Duration Default (20000 = 20 sec) 
    
    Serial.print("tack");
    motor.run(RELEASE);      // Pause
    delay(100);
  }

  Fill the mason jar near the top right where it starts to curve up to where the lid screws on. 

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