Am I missing something here? How can you have 'water that is very pure,
but also very acid'?
I always thought that pure water would be neutral.
Don

Scott Berner wrote:

> Hi Joost, and List!,
>
> At 12:54 PM 8/28/97 +0800, you wrote:
> >Particle size and water quality
>
> There is a definate relationship! This is what the Sota Newsletter
> mentioned.
>
> >The discribtion how to make cs that came with my silver maker says
> that
> >NO salt should be used and that the particle size is depended on the
> >quality of the distiled water.
>
> Sota is really far ahead of most generator companies. Personally, I
> would
> go with the Sota data. I still don't use the salt, and don't think it
> is
> necessary, though. I think it is optional. The quality of the
> distilled
> water is essential though. I have always distilled my own, and
> filtered it
> through activated charcoal (you can get a filter like this at the
> grocery
> store or a dept.store).
> Also, there is the matter of PH...the higher the alkalinity....the
> higher
> the parts per million concentration (all other things held constant).
> My
> distilled water is around a PH of 6...pretty acid. This can be brought
> down
> with something like bicarbonate of soda. If too alkaline, a little
> apple
> cider vinegar can change it the other way. I have been generating with
>
> water that is very pure, but also very acid. Rather than add anything
> to
> the water, I just used it as is.So
> it will work either way, but there is an ideal way to do it for
> specific
> results. Sota has a specific method published in their newsletter this
>
> month. Why not ask them to post their newsletter on their website? If
> they
> get a lot of requests....they just may do it on a regular basis. :)
>
> >It says that when shining with a flashlight through the water while
> the
> >process is envolving one should see a GOLDEN coloured cloud. IF one
> sees a
> >SILVER or GREY colored cloud the water quality is not okay and the CS
>
> >should be trown away.
> >
> >Question I tried the several brands of distiled water in HONG KONG
> and all
> >produce a SILVER GREY colored cloud. Any opinions. I can NOT use this
> CS??
> >what dies it mean when A GREY cloud is showing is the particle size
> BIGGER
> >or SMALLER than with a GOLDEN COLORED CLOUD ??
> >I have a virus so I need the smallest particle size possible
> >
>
> I would get a distiller and distill myself, if convenient. If not,
> then
> test the available water for PH and filter it well through activated
> charcoal. Experiment with adjusting the PH, and filter it through the
> activated charcoal after the adjustment to remove any large particles.
> This
> might help.
>
> Also, make sure your batteries are charged all the way, or that your
> source
> of electricity is operating at it's specified level. My adaptors burn
> out
> regularly, and sometimes slowly. This changes the current over the
> period
> and varies the results of the silver productiton. Sometimes radically!
>
> I am going to a heavy duty power supply that will be reliable. A power
>
> supply in the range of 30 Volts DC and
> 400 Milamperes is available through Mouser Electronics ,a mail order
> parts
> supply house. It runs around $30 and will outlast several adaptors, I
> am
> sure. I highly suspect that using higher voltage than this will result
> in a
> greater particle size. Sort of like using a firehose to spray a hill
> of
> dirt, compared to a gentle rain shower. The hill errodes both ways,
> but one
> has larger particles flying all over the place.
>
> You might experiment, once you get these things adjusted, with adding
> a few
> drops of hydrogen peroxide to the water (about 10/8 ounces of water)
> has a
> similar
> effect as using ozonated water, which has gotten very good results for
> many
> in the past. Some producers of CS insist that ozonated water is a key
> in
> the process.
>
> When I end up with a gray batch, which happens from time to time (as
> adaptors burn out, especially), I use it for topical applications
> (except
> for the eyes and ears, nose, mouth, etc)...on scratches, bumps,
> bruises,
> etc. It works well as an antiseptic, not as well as the golden colored
>
> (smaller particle size) solutions, but well enough to not throw it
> out! In
> a real pinch, I don't see why it couldn't be taken internally. I
> certainly
> would, in an emergency, or when there isn't time to make a new batch.
> If
> you have terrible things in  your water, then that would be different.
> I
> know my water is free of contaminants, and I don't use salt, so when
> it is
> gray, it is large particles, not contaminants that are responsible for
> the
> off color.
>
> So, Joost, keep us posted, I am sure there will be lots of help from
> the
> nice people on the Silver List for you!
>
> Hope this helped.
>
> God Bless,
>
> Scott
>
> >any idea's thanks much
> >joost hong kong
> >
> >
> >
> >