Ron, Roger--

Am I going nuts, here?  Theory has it that electrons jump from - to +;
silver particles ionizing accordingly.  If you use batteries & a little
salt (just for visibility purpose), you can easily see the cloud
emanating from the - electrode.  How can this possibly be otherwise?? 
Tx.  --Russ

On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:06:26 EST [email protected] writes:
> In a message dated 12/12/00 10:29:51 PM EST, [email protected] writes:
> 
> << Subj:     Re: CS polarity (was CS and saline solutions)
>  Date:  12/12/00 10:29:51 PM EST
>  From:  [email protected] (Ron Hackley)
>  Reply-to:  [email protected]
>  To:    [email protected]
>  
>  Hi Russ and all,
>  
>  I've been using VOM's for forty some years and I darn well know how 
> to use 
> one and
>  certainly how to read polarity. I've been making and using CS for 
> four years 
> or so and I
>  think I know how to make it as well. I have two electrodes; the 
> silver 
> electrode is
>  connected to the positive terminal, and I have a stainless 
> electrode 
> connected to the
>  negative terminal (for those of you who are going to freak about 
> using 
> stainless for the
>  cathode, this was discussed a year or so ago on this list and 
> seemed to be 
> perfectly
>  acceptable at the time, and it is much easier to clean; for the 
> most part it 
> becomes
>  plated with silver that is pretty firmly attached). If I turn the 
> stirrer 
> off I see silver
>  coming off the positive electrode (the only one that's silver so 
> duh!). 
> Discussions here
>  have also pointed out that the CS ideally has a positive charge 
> which is 
> believed to help
>  in whatever magic it does; I'd think that would be kinda hard to do 
> if it 
> comes off of a
>  negative electrode. If I'm doing something wrong then it is amazing 
> that I'm 
> making CS.
>  Would a few of the experts please verify that I am either right or 
> wrong 
> about polarity (I
>  say the CS comes off the anode or positive terminal). This is kinda 
> 
> important, especially
>  when talking about electrodes being applied to the surface of the 
> skin.
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Ron KC7ZWA
>   >>
> 
> Ron. You are correct. Several years ago I used the same set up. 
> Roger
> 
> 
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