>To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: CS>First Batch >From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:44:04 +0000 > >Jim wrote: > >> I made my first batch and wonder if it's Ok. I used distilled water >> in glass jars. For silver, I had one ounce of .999 silver split down >> the middle into two pieces, hooked up to a DC power supply at 27 >> volts. > >It sounds like you're doing great, Jim! > >How are you holding the silver in the water? I hope that only the >silver is in contact with the water, otherwise you're making >colloidal <other stuff>! Besides that, I think your setup and >procedure sounds fine.
I used alligator clips to hold the silver pieces to the lip of the jar, but they were half an inch above the water level. >> There were strands visible coming from the positive electrode after >> about 15 minutes in each run, and at the end there was some slight >> amount of black residue in the bottom of the jar. > >Do you wipe off the electrodes when you take them out? No. I don't know what to do, if anything, with the black residue. >It's easy to shake stuff off the electrodes when you remove them to >stir and make your measurements, so that can account for a little >fallout in the bottom. Also, there sometimes is some part of what's >coming off the positive electrode that tends to sink and plate out on >the bottom of the glass. > >> The only pressing question is if this dark color change is normal, >> and what is causing it? Did I let it run too long? > >You're probably just fine. > >As a wild-assed guess, I'd bet your actual ppm reading will end up >maybe 15-20. I think you are reaping the benefits of large surface >area electrodes. Your setup can absorb a fairly large current flow >without making the really big particles. > >Let me know if you see any additional fallout after the first day. >Keep a sample to see if it's still clear with the bottom of the >bottle clean after a couple of weeks in a quiet place. Then you'll The jars have been sitting in a quiet place for a couple weeks now and there is no additional residue in the bottom of the jars. I still can't get over how dark the silver is....looks like jars of apple cider vinegar, while right after making it the color was like a very slight straw colored water. >know if you've got a reasonably stable conconction with adequately >small particle size. > >We see the initial color change during the first half day or so as >the particles get settled in their new home. <grin> I suspect a bit >of clumping and moving around for a uniform distribution is going on. > >There might be some chemical changes happening at the surface of the >silver particles, too, but in the long run things become quite >stable and the stuff seems to work just fine. > >Good going! The more you make, the more you'll get the hang of it. >Let us know how it works for you! Thanks for your encouragement! Jim >Be well, > >Mike D. -- 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]>
