Hi Mike, You could try putting the led in line with the electrodes. .27 mA may not be enough to give you a glow tho'. That way you not drawing any more current Than usual. I use a 1mA controller and that lights up very well.
OK, Tony On 27 Jun 2008 at 14:33, M. G. Devour wrote about : Subject : CS>Big WOOPS! > I don't know if most of you remember the episode a few years back when > Marshalee discovered the batteries in her generator were dead? It > explained why her CS had stopped working for her and was a cautionary > tale for all of us! > > Well, I'm not sure what made me think of it today, but I decided to > measure the voltage across my electrodes just to see if the batteries > were still okay. They should be, given that the load we put on them > making CS is so low they should be good for their shelf-life of several > **years.** > > No voltage. Huh?! > > I took apart the case and, lo and behold, the cheapo battery holder > from radio shack is broken, with the end popped off and the batteries > sticking out. > > Grrrr! > > So just how long has MY colloidal silver been plain water? God only > knows. It's been at least 5 years since I built this thing in its > current incarnation and I'm still on the original set of batteries. The > last time I checked the voltage? I don't remember. > > Time to re-build it with a small LED and a pushbutton battery test > switch. And a better quality battery holder, of course. > > FYI, my generator consists of two AA batteries for 3 volts, a current > limiting diode (part# 1N5285, 0.27 ma), a silver eagle coin for the > anode, and a couple of copper wires for cathodes, one on either side of > the coin. The cathodes have insulation on them except for the bottom > 1/4" or so. > > It will also have a battery-check light, real soon. <sigh> > > Be well! > > Mike D. > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
