Is 1.5ma too much..? Is that why I got better results when I used 3 anodes? Also is the silver width of 1.25mm ok?
Sent from my iPhone On 6 Jun 2011, at 23:43, "S&JY" <[email protected]> wrote: > Use a LM334 current regulator. You can set the current much lower. I have > good results with 0.2 mA in a quart of H2O for 24 hours, no stirring needed. > > Steve Y. > > > > From: Asif Nathekar [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>question regarding CS production > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > I am very new to the list and I am sorry if am asking something that may have > been answered many times before (I couldn't find a FAQ .. or a sticky > post...). > > > > It was from reading the excellent posts from this silver-list that I have > decided to make my own CS.. > > > > I used to buy my CS, however I decided to make my own CS primarily due to the > fact that the amount being used warranted that I make my own. > > > > I got my friendly jeweler to rollout a Canadian maple leaf coin 99.99% purity > into a wire (bought from a respected coin dealer and also tested with a > silver testing kit, which gave me a rough idea that it wasn't a fake coin) > > > > Then made a very simple circuit arrangement using a 30V dc power supply, into > an lm338 and also tried with a lm317 regulator used in a current controlling > mode, set to 1.5ma (since i couldn't get it to go any lower). > > > > I am stirring the water with a motor which is spinning a plastic knife > around, in a 300g glass coffee jar, to delay agglomeration. > > > > When used with distilled water (steam distilled by my friend with his own > distiller - he needs it for his silvergen sg6) - I have a water meter that > which measured 0 micro siemens for the water), I created bits of silver that > I could see visually... like very microscopic glitter, which I know is > incorrect and there were sparklies on top and sludge gathering at the > bottom... > > > > I had an initial arrangement of 1 anode and 1 cathodes 15cm each 1.25mm wide > exactly, and then placed them 2cm electrode to electrode, which was really > bad!... > > > > I then made an array of 3 anodes and 3 cathodes 15cm each 1.25mm wide > exactly, perfectly parallel to each other, and then placed them 3.5cm > electrode to electrode...which helped significantly... but still not perfect.. > > > > water is room temperature and definitely no additives like salt, Bicarb or > even CS!... > > > > Voltage does indeed drop slowly over two hours, and current maintained at > 1.5ma and then hovers at around 5-6 volts which seems to be the saturation > point, when it first gets to around 6 volts i found its around 9 micro > seimens. but visible particles of silver..... > > > > I thought at 1.5ma for even 1 anode setup that I would be ok, and not > overdrive it... but clearly something isn't right.... > > > > So I may have not done something right, or not understood the process, or > something could be faulty .. or a combination therein.... > > > > Would you kind people help shed some light on what's going on here..... > > > > Many Thanks, > > > > Asif. > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1511/3684 - Release Date: 06/06/11
