I just finished making two batches of colloidal silver using Beck's (Action
Electronics) device.

I am starting from scratch; I have no previous colloidal silver solution to
use as a starter solution.

In making one batch, I did not add any salt to the 8 oz of distilled
(Arrowhead brand) water.  I left Beck's device on for 5 minutes; then turned
it off.  During that 5 minutes, I did not see any "clouds" form or appear to
be "steaming off" from the silver electrodes.  I did observe "bubbles" form
all along one of the silver electrodes.

In making the other batch, I did add one drop of the salt solution previously
recommended by Beck.  The instant that I turned on the Beck device, I could
easily see "milky clouds" steaming off from the silver electrodes and that
continued throughout the five minutes.  At the end of five minutes, I turned
off the Beck device.

Questions:

1.  Does the absence of "milky clouds" indicate that colloidal silver is not
being generated?

2.  Why did Beck change his recommended procedure and decide not to add a drop
of salt to the 8 oz of distilled water?

I am going to check Peter Lindemann's article and see what he says about salt.

Thanks for the help.

H. Davis