Sound like a nice unit. Thanks Trem. Ivan.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Trem [mailto:t...@silvergen.com] > Sent: Monday, 21 January 2002 7:27 a.m. > To: *Silver-List* (E-mail) > Subject: RE: CS>Polarity Switch Experiment > > > Hi Ivan, > > I don't have any reference point because we never did run the units > un-switched. The electrodes are only 3/8" or so apart and > are corrugated > for rigidity. I needed a way to either clean them manually or > have them be > self cleaning. I didn't think users would be very handy at > cleaning them > without damaging them, so, reversing current was my only > option. I used > close spacing to have a high gradient in the water which > would force the > process to start quickly using startup voltages around 70 > volts. Everything was a tradeoff. > > We are running about twice the current density on the > switching unit as > compared to the un-switched one but they both seem to make > the same ratio > of ionic to particulate silver. Am using about 15 times the > surface area > of silver on the switched unit compared to the un-switched > one. Beats me > why they have the same ratio......maybe when one is using > very low current > density it just works out that way. With 4 electrodes 1.5" X > 5" wetted > depth connected in parallel sets so that cathodes and anodes > are always > sandwiched between 2 electrodes (except for 1 end electrode) > we run 30 > ma. I'm having a tough time explaining electrode > configuration here...hope > you understand my meaning. > > Your explanation of the sag we experience after each reversal > sounds good > to me. With good water flow between electrodes it is minimized > however. We use a submergible pump to keep it all in motion > so there isn't > an area of stagnant ions between electrodes that has to be turned > around. They are all in continuous motion. > > Trem -- 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: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
