I believe the biggest problem with rain water is that it contains large amounts 
of
carbon dioxide.  I would suggest boiling and cooling before using to remove 
this.

Marshall

James H-McMillan wrote:

> I am in africa and we get quite a bit of rain here. I am sure rain water would
> be of sufficient purity to make CS with. I have had several litres for a few
> years now for my car batteries and it is still crystal clear.
> James
>
> Reid Smith wrote:
>
> > >Hi everyone,
> > >I got interested in cs because I heard it purifies water, so I wanted to
> > >give some generators to some missionaries I know.  I've gotten sidetracked
> > >with all the different procedures and opinions on the making of cs, but now
> > >am asking for help with my original questions.
> > >In Africa, my friends don't have access to distilled water  or electricity
> > >(that's why I'm sending battery generators.)  So how would you purify
> > >regular water?  Has anyone actually had "bad" water tested after being
> > >treated with cs?
> > >Thanks,
> > >Karen
> >
> >    It kills the crap out of paramicium and that is one of the bugs that
> > are found in allot of pond or bad water. I've seen this myself under
> > the microscope.
> >    Add to that battery setup a solar cell to recharge the batterys
> > or just use a solar cell with a current limiter. Solar cells are
> > fairly cheap at electronic goldmine. www.goldmine-elec.com (I think)
> >
> > Take Care
> > Reid
> >
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