> Wow, Arnold, this is really VERY nice. > > I love the photos, and the whole thing is very clear. Thank you very > much! > > How do you get the 4 v to subtract? Will it not work below 4v, the silver > not ionize or something like that? It looks like the resistance needs to > be approx the same as the voltage, like 37K for 36 volts, or 24K for 24 > volts, to get the 1 mA current, more or less. I guess depending on how far > apart the electrodes are, but for our example here. > > Kathryn
Thanks Kathryn, Attach the two free ends of the alligator clip leads that have been shown before. The voltmeter should be turned on at this point. As you can see the voltmeter reads four volts. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/44a.JPG This is the voltage that is being dropped across the resister. The reading of four volts indicates that the current in milliamps is 0.1 MA. This is the maximum amount that is allowable in terms of how good your distilled water is. If it reads any more than this you need to find a better source of distilled water. In order to speed up the process we have moved the electrodes closer together so that we might generate ions more quickly. The more ions in the water, the higher the conductivity of the water, and this allows more current to flow. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/6b.jpg We will now allow the process to continue. You will be able to see in the following pictures the fact that the voltage across the resister continues to climb over time. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/6e.jpg Once we build it up to a certain voltage 22 volts or so, we move the electrodes back to their original position, opposite one another. When we do this we will see the voltage on our meter temporarily drops in value as there is more water to cross and therefore the resistance increases. The voltage will continue to rise as time passes. There are many variables involved in how long it takes for the solution to reach a level of maximum Ionic concentration. For one thing the temperature of the water is a factor. The resistance of the water will decrease as the temperature increases. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/12_9V.JPG http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/9b.jpg In any case, patience is now called for. Because we are using four nine volt batteries in series our voltage is thirty six volts. The reading across the resister will continue to rise until we cannot generate any more ions. At this point the voltage across the electrodes will be approximately six volts. That means that approximately thirty volts will be across the resister and will be shown on the voltmeter. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/9a.jpg This is the point at which our red laser pointer comes into play. Actual particles will start to form now as the ions will start to cluster together and no longer exist as ions but clumps of silver atoms forming colloidal silver. If these clumps of atoms exceed a diameter of forty nanometers our water will begin to take on a yellow tinge. Long before this our laser light will detect the colloidal particles, as laser light has the ability to be scattered by even very small particles as it travels through a medium, in this case water. The less ambient light that is present, the easier it will be to see the presence of the particles. The whole purpose is to achieve the maximum amount of colloidal silver while limiting the particle size. Once the voltmeter approaches thirty volts start using your laser pointer, preferably in the dark. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/rlb.JPG http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/rlc1.jpg As the process continues the beam will still be visible even in normal room light. At this point you will be done and you will have made a solution of colloidal silver as good or better than anything you can buy at any price. http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/32VREDLINEaoc.JPG http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/abeland1/rlrl.JPG Best Regards, Arnold Beland www.atlasnova.com
