Sounds pretty good to me! Ivan.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol & Mike Fuller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 26 October 2000 14:35 Subject: CS>Details... > Hi Ole Bob > > Ah, details, everybody wants details :-) > > Ok, I have a pulsed DC output at 20 - 25 khertz, using a 7555 timer IC and > powered by 3 x 9v batteries in series, regulated to 15 volts. The > electrodes are 99.98% silver wire, 2mm x 100mm wetted length, and slightly > flattened to provide a bit of an edge. They are suspended parallel about > 30mm apart (I will probably widen this on advice from Ivan). I built my > unit(s) in a short length (55mm) of 90mm PVC stormwater pipe, capped top > and bottom. The bottom cap, which has a flange that fits neatly over my > DW container, has 2mm probe sockets into which I push the electrodes. The > unit has a toggle switch with hi-efficiency LED for power on and a > push-button switch with LED for battery level (craps out under 16v). > All up its a neat-looking unit, with no external wires, that can sit on top > of a full container of DW. > > I use steam-distilled water that, prior to using, I pour through a WTV > revitalising unit (almost identical to a Grander living water unit). This > action makes a VERY noticeable difference to the finished product compared > to making it with unaltered distilled water. I'll leave off getting into > a full on discussion about revitalised or living water just at the moment, > although I'm sure it will generate some diversity of opinion if it hasn't > already. I usually heat this water to about 45°-50°C, and occasionally > heat it to about 75°C then allow it to cool to 45° before processing. > > I run my unit, doing 500mls at a time, for about 2.5 - 3 hours, stirring > about every 15 minutes (I'm interested in continuous stirring which I'll > probably add some time soon). I did accidently leave my unit on for 4.5 > hours yesterday, and forgot to stir, but apart from some grey sludge under > the cathode and a bit of silver oxide under the anode, the result was clear > after filtering. Now, 24 hours later, the colloid shows a bare hint of > pale yellow and appears crystal clear in normal light. I'm certainly no > expert on T.E. but a beam shone through the colloid shows no deviation and > only very slight turbidity (if I'm getting this wrong, let me know please). > > At present I have not had the colloid I make tested for ppm (will be doing > so soon) or particle size (will be doing so much later - its expensive). > As for pH, please let me know the significance before I purchase any test > strips or borrow someone's meter. Apart from intuition, taste test and a > couple of significant in vivo results, the only objective test was done by > a friend. He had three identical small open containers of milk; one was > left untouched, one had a teaspoon of commercial colloidal silver added, > and the third had a teaspoon of colloidal silver made by my unit added. > The containers were left open, on a windowsill I believe. After a period > of time (between 1 and 2 weeks, I forget the exact timing) the contents > were checked. The control was a solid block, the commercial colloid one > was almost as solid, and my one was, well, still milk. What significance > this has I don't know, apart from making a product that will help keep > milk fresh :-) > > Now, I don't know if I'm making "second or third best CS" or not Bob, but > I joined this list partly to improve my knowledge and ultimately my CS. > That's already happening because of you and others on this list who freely > give their time and knowledge, and for that I thank you. With a little > more time perhaps I can get my CS up to gold-medal position :-) > Considering I knew virtually nothing about electronics a few weeks ago I > feel I'm doing OK so far, but of course there's no room for complacency. > > If you decide to make some CS for testing from my configuration, Bob, the > use of the WTV water unit (or a Grander will do) is significant. If you > do get hold of one a comparison testing would be interesting. Make sure > the tests are done far enough apart physically to reduce the incidence of > entrainment (ah, there's another word that sets off alarm bells in those > still stuck in the old physics). > > Namaste > > Mike Fuller > > On 20-Oct-00, Robert L. Berger wrote: > > Mike; > > > > With all due respects Mike, you have "beggar" the questions. If you don't know > > these things about the CS that you are making then you are probably settling > > for second or third best CS. > > > > The best is so easy to make. > > > > "Ole Bob" > > > -- > 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]> >
