Maybe I missed the explanation, but why are you making cs with solar panels?  
Certainly the environmental impact of using batteries and the improved 
performance of using 27 VDC would outweigh
the advantages of using solar panels?

Jeff
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Nancy Steele <[email protected]>
  To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
  Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 2:59 PM
  Subject: CS>Re particle size/Jeff


  It does take a long time to make CS at 12volts, about 3 to 4 hours.  I 
actually have another solar panel to hook up for 30volts.(they're really 
supposed to put out 15volts) or there about but I worried about the amps.  I 
use plain very hot water with a little of the old batch in it as a starter.  I 
make it in a quart jar with the electrodes about 1 inch apart.  I get very 
little crud on my electrodes and no "strings" of that black stuff but I clean 
them about every 20 minutes after it starts to work.  Hope this is helpful.  
Nancy