Katie and Marsha, There are two electrodes, anode (positive, + ) and cathode (negative, -). The anode turns black (emits silver into the water) and should be left alone, the cathode turns grey (attracts silver from the water, and grows whiskers) and should be wiped clean every so often, especially if you are using an uncontrolled generator of greater than about 15V.
My opinion is that you will make better quality CS by using a single, or perhaps two 9V batteries, rather than three. Ivan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie Jay" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 19 August 2000 06:47 Subject: Re: CS>black "stuff" on anode > So, when I'm making my cs, I don't have to clean the silver wires at all? I > was told to do that 30 minutes into the process and again at the end of the > hour. > > It would be great to be able to skip that. I know you just said we don't > have to clean the wires, but please reassure me :o) > > Thanks!! > Katie -- 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] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
