Ions are produced at some rate determined by factors such as current draw and voltage anongst others all working in concert. Hydration protects ions from clumping or agglomerating into larger and larger colloidal particles. If the ion production rate exeeds the hydration rate, the result is larger colloidal particles. Current control keep the ion production rate constant. Bubbling the water does the same thing as stirring..it increases the hydration rate. If the hydration rate is increased, the ion production rate can also be increased and still wind up with small particles. If the current is controlled to a very small value, convection currents in the water are sufficient to hydrate the ions fast enough to prevent excessive agglomeration. This is the reasoning behind heating the water slightly as you make CS and one of the reasons for preheating the water. [the other reason has to do with raising initial conductivity of the water to get things going faster] Convection occurs both when water cools and when it heats up or when there is a heat differential. Current control and stirring used together allows for higher PPM and small particle [colorless] CS to be made faster. If the current is not controlled, ion production rate increases [runs away] as the process proceeds and exceeds hydration rate at some point so larger particle agglomeration occurs. Both Trem at silvergen.com and I at silverpuppy.com used these factors [put forth by Ole Bob] in designing our generators. There may be others who have as well. At least one generator manufacturer uses a bubbler in his system. [Don't recall which or I'd plug him too] The bubbler may be an easier way to stir for the average home generator builder but is a bit unwieldy for a compact generator package. However, adding a bubbler or stirrer is a really good idea for any existing generator. Even the most primitive designs benefit from increased hydration rates. ken
At 03:08 PM 8/14/01 -0500, you wrote: >Hey Guys, What is the advantage to the bubbler in making CS? I have a >CSPRO HVAC and the little one from SOTA. Also, what is the advantage >of current regulation? Thank you. LC > > >-- >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]> > >
