The purer your starting water and the more water in the container the
longer it takes. I do a quart at a time with distilled water and it
typically takes more than 12 hrs and less than 18 hrs on polarity switching
auto shut off. I don't watch it. I don't pull it out mid cycle and wipe
off the silver rods - which is more likely to introduce contaminants into
the process in my opinion. Some people "prime the pump" so to speak by
putting some of their last batch into the jar so that it will process
faster - your choice.
Yes, a little bit of the stuff that builds on the silver rods (I forget the
technical name) will escape into the EIS, but at least for me it is really
a tiny amount. And it will also settle to the bottom of the container so
if you don't want to drink it, don't - use that for topical or other
application. Personally I am just not that worried about that stuff, I
have a hard time believing it will harm me in any way if I swallow some of
it. But if you are bothered by it just run your finished product through a
coffee filter.
Peace,
Jaxi
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM, CT <ch...@saucyenterprizes.com> wrote:
> Hi Neville,
>
> Being new to CS making, I am detecting that I have purchased a a “bells
> and whistles” machine. What type of machine do you recommend, or build
> yourself? I am fine staying with the production and cleaning the
> electrodes. My first batch took far longer than I thought it would, and I
> was watching it until I went to sleep. When I awoke a few hours later the
> batch was done.
>
> How long should a batch take? I am making mine in a squared off 24oz Ball
> canning jar.
>
> Thanks for the continued advice,
> CT
>
>
>
>
> I take 30ml {1 ounce I believe} every morning before breakfast when the
> mouth is driest, been doing this for several years. If I feel some issue
> coming on, like cold or flu or whatever, I up that dose to a 250ml glass {8
> ounces I believe}, and I may do that for a couple of days.
>
> And I'd be removing those electrodes every 30 minutes to clean them, if
> you think they need cleaning or not, regardless if the unit has auto
> shutoff or polarity reversal or whatever. Mid cycle over 6 hours is
> nowhere near good enough for me [opinion].
>
> All that polarity reversal will do is blow any stuff off the electrode
> straight back into the water, hence decanting or skimming or whatever will
> be required to clean the solution up. Between the time frames for polarity
> reversal there WILL be some buildup on the electrode {no matter how minute
> that buildup may be}, and after continual polarity reversal over a given
> time frame that buildup blown off the electrode at each time frame will
> accumulate and end up in the solution, hence the need for decanting or
> whatever.
>
> Some things just don't work satisfactorily for my liking, diligence and
> attention to the production process means more to me than 'setting and
> forgetting'. If I was on dialysis I'd have to remain in one place for the
> duration, can't set it up and then go shopping, or go to bed during the
> process.
>
> Disclaimer: I got nothing against those units with the bells and whistles
> by the way, that's personal choice...but I won't own or use one, for the
> reasons you quoted.
>
> N.
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:26:29 -0500
> Subject: Re: CS>First Batch of CS
> From: ch...@saucyenterprizes.com
> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
>
> Re: CS>First Batch of CS Thanks for the response Asif,
>
> I did, indeed, wipe the negative electrode silver clean mid-cycle. I
> think, all-in-all it was a pretty successful batch and I had my first
> “swallow” this morning. I took about 1/2 ounce shot, held it in my mouth
> for about 5 min and then swallowed. No immediate reactions. I have a wart
> on one finger that I will be watching as sort of the “test results area.” I
> am generally healthy however and wonder what sort of initial program dosage
> I should go on. I was planning on 1 ounce daily (1/2 morn and 1/2 night).
> Any thoughts or suggestions on this?
>
> Thanks again to all,
> CT
>
>
>
> I would decant into the final vessel and stop just before the sludge
> starts pouring out.
> I do not believe the floaters at the top should be a problem
> Also make sure you wipe and clean your electrodes even mid cycle so that
> the sludge is at a minimum
> If you're excessively creating sludge then you may wish to lower your
> current a bit. I would go no higher than 1ma per square inch squared
> maximum.
> For example I brew with a 6 inch squared surface area and I brew at 2.5 ma
> roughly with constant current control. And it doesn't turn yellow, however
> whenever I approach 1ma per square inch squared then the liquid will colour
> slightly towards amber.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 10 Mar 2012, at 15:43, "CT" <ch...@saucyenterprizes.com <
> http://chris%40saucyenterprizes.com> > wrote:
>
> First Batch of CS Hello all,
>
> I just made my first batch of CS. I think it came out pretty good, but now
> I am left with a quandary: I have some thick silvery sludge at the bottom
> of my jar and some smaller flakey silver floating on top of the CS liquid.
> I don’t have any “approved” filtration method in place and I would like to
> decant the liquid, however I am tempted to paper-towel the top of the
> liquid to remove the flakey pieces. I think I can decant without getting
> any of the bottom sludge into the new container.
>
> Any advice would be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Thomas
>
>
>
>
>
