Sounds to me that this is just fine for initial CS making. In this sort of setup, the positive electrode will get slightly black and the negative electrode will get somewhat dark and build up with fuzzy material. Sometimes it is referred to as a "beard". Some people like to clean off the electrodes at a certain point and then continue the brew for a half hour or an hour, etc, it is up to you. Some say that you can stop brewing when the beard starts to form. It depends on how much water you are using and how well stirred or how well the silver is dispersed into the water.
It does seem that 15 minutes might be a bit quick for that to happen, but it also depends on how much water is used in your setup and how close the electrodes are to each other. Also, as you say, the Distilled Water may not be the best, or there was a slight contamination from your hands or soap or something. Nevertheless, with a light gold color, and this setup, I would think it is fine to use internally or externally. Try lighting the water container from the back side while brewing. At some point you will see small "clouds" coming off the electrodes, which will tell you that it is getting near done. For this kind of unregulated/unmetered setup, I usually shoot for slight yellow CS so I know there is something there... Dan On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM, j.sherri<beitharm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > I set up a barebones type of generator - 4 9v's - 2 rods that I got off > ebay that said .9999, 2 9v connectors and 2 alligator clips. I am using > whatever distilled water I can get - unfortunately it's not easy to find > where I live and the one place I did find - perhaps didn't have the absolute > best. But it is what it is - and that is that I used. About 15 minutes > after hooking everything up I noticed both rods getting black. One then > started getting fuzzy black. I kept the power going for about 3 hours, > during which I adjusted the connectors a bit and then started noticing the > particles rising. The result was a light yellow. > I am dealing with 3 sick cats in Israel. It's the best I can do. I need help > with this, no doubt. I did dose them with it anyway because simply I have > nothing else I can give them. That's the story. I'm hoping I can get some > kind of distiller down the line but right now I'm tapped out financially as > well. So it's just blessing after blessing. > Stay cool. > Joy > > > >> Hi Joy, >> >> First off, forgive this list for ignoring your question. I expected >> someone more knowledgeable than myself to respond as I consider myself a >> newbie too. Hopefully someone answered your questions off list. This is a >> wonderful list but newbies do get ignored sometimes. A little baffling when >> a newbie doesn't get answered about basic CS. >> >> To answer your questions, No I probably would not drink it. & No, I have >> never seen bubbles in mine. If you have external uses, foot bath, cuts, >> rashes fungus, etc., use it for that. Or maybe let it settle & "decant" >> whatever sinks. >> Here's some questions for you. What do you mean by "generator?" Hows your >> cs maker built? Is it DC? Direct current? Do you know the voltage? If its a >> plug in transformer, like from radio shack, it'll say a number followed by >> the letter "V". Are you using batteries? If you connect them end to end, >> like in a flashlight, you add the voltages together. >> >> Mine is a dc wall transformer, it runs 12v for 30-60 minutes, then I turn >> it over to reverse the polarity for another bit of time. >> Was this helpful? >> >>> >>> *From: *"j.sherri" <beitharm...@gmail.com <mailto:beitharm...@gmail.com>> >>> *Date: *August 21, 2009 2:05:25 AM PDT >>> *To: *silver-l...@eskimo.com <mailto:silver-list@eskimo.com> >>> *Subject: **CS>Making first batch - Couple of questions?* >>> >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I put up a bare bones generator and both rods are black one with >>> barnacles. Not seeing any activity such as bubbles. It's been an hour. How >>> long does it take for the tiny bubbles to start? Is that a perquisite even? >>> >>> Thanks so much, >>> Joy >>> >>> >> > > > -- > 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: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
