Hi Jim, Mixing the coins (your silver electrodes) with other things may cause other materials to rub on to them. I would wash them with a weak dish washing detergent to remove any grease and then give a short soak in baking soda to remove any film they may have. They should be stored by themselves in a clean zip lock bag.
I have used polyethylene (PE), but prefer HDPE (high density PE). Always make and store my CS in HDPE containers. No glass, polystyrene, PVC, PP, or PET plastics. The HDPE is a UV blocker and resistant to UV, have stored water in them for years out in the sun with no deterioration of the HDPE plastic. Have some HDPE bottles that have been in the sun now over ten years and they are as good as new. They hate them in land fills, never rot away. The plastic soda pop bottles (2 liter) are HDPE plastic. I would never use the plastic one gal milk bottles. They are PP, polypropylene, and are poor performers in UV light (sun light). Light itself will not affect CS, but sun light will because of the UV in it. CS in a HDPE container can be stored in sunlight with no effect on the CS, (if the temperature does not go up). Thats another subject. The PP plastic milk jugs that distilled water come in are OK for distilled water, but not for CS storage. Most of the one gal ice cream buckets are HDPE, the nice ones with handles on them, (all the ones I`ve seen) and make great containers for making CS. HDPE is the prefered food grade plastic, since it is so non-reactive with anything and UV resistant. Of course HDPE along with any plastic is not good to use with any hydrocarbon compounds (petroleum products), they need to be in *barrier bottles*. Bless you Bob Lee James Sullivan wrote: > > Hi Bob! > > I've got a general question on the care and feeding of CS electrodes. > Instead of silver wires, I've used .9999 fine silver medallions, cut > in half lengthwise. This gives me probably 2 sq. inches of surface > area in the water when I'm making CS. My first batch really had a > helluva wallop, which my friends attributed to the large surface area > of the electrodes. Since then, the two pieces of silver have been > sitting in a jar with some coins and pencils and stuff. My question > is: How do I go about cleaning the electrodes before starting to use > them again, or should I just go ahead and use them and throw the first > batch or two out? > > Also, what of Hulda Clark's mention that the frosted plastic gallon > jugs like you get milk in emit formaldehyde into the substance stored > in them...at least the first time. After it's initial use, she says > they're fine for storing things, the formaldehyde having been > completely dumped into the first substance stored. What I'm wondering > is if I use distilled water that I get from the grocery store, it all > comes in those frosted plastic gallon jugs. What effect, if any does > it have on the CS, or will the formaldehyde be driven off during the > CS process? > > Thanks! > > Jim -- oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast [email protected] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
