The longer you use the electrodes the thinner they get and the more they get pitted. The color change is due to less reflectivity of the metal surface due to the pitting, a rough surface. The pits have edges which increase ion discharge surface area which in turn compensates for thinner wire having less surface area..so the pitting is a good thing where keeping current density constant is concerned.
Cleaning: Just rinse them off or gently wipe off any powder. It's all silver. If you scrub them, you might be embedding impurities into the pits. The reversing current constantly cleans the pits out. Dipping the electrodes in hydrogen peroxide for a few minutes does really well to get rid of black silver oxides, converting it back into [dusty] silver, but reverse current converts those oxides back into silver ions anyway. On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:02 PM, JD <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Silver Puppy and use swap mode. In past, wires were always a > whiteish color. Recently, they have had more of a blackish color. What > color should the wires be after making the colloidal silver? Also, should > the wires be cleaned, what is the proper procedure? > > Thanks > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > > >
