In a message dated 9/11/00 7:22:53 AM EST, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: CS>Re: Generating "Sputtered" HVAC CS Date: 9/11/00 7:22:53 AM EST From: [email protected] (Ivan Anderson) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Roger, Do you have both of your wires in free air, and the arc forms between them?
Ivan: No. If so, it sounds very much like an arc spray process. If one of your wires is in the water and the other in free air, the arc forming between it and the water, then the process sounds like plasma deposition or spray arc, the later if occasionally a molten ball falls from the electrode. Ivan: Your description above is CLOSE to what I observe, but the "sputtering" phenomenon goes beyond you're description. Whatever method, you will surely achieve a much more stable arc, with out the smoke etc. (which suggests to me that a great deal of oxidation is occurring) if you shield the arc with an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen. Ivan: That old chestnut, Ivan? It can be demonstrated, thermodynamically, kinetically, and impirically that silver ain't goin to oxidize under these conditions. Let's go down the impirical road, for example. If I choose to, I can deposite the silver from the molten ball DIRECTLY to the side of the Pyrex container which holds the water bath. I've done this, inadvertantly, on more than one occasion. The deposited silver has a mirror finish. So where is the oxide? You may also find that a pulsed DC supply would give you superior results. Ivan: Superior to what? I form no nitrates/nitrites. I don't even need to monitor them (but I still do for added safety), unlike other HVAC CS methods. My product is as potent at 1 PPM as it is at 5 PPM, and many people who have used it report excellent results. Roger -- 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]>
