Hello list, I need advice on measuring the conductivity of water. I recently bought a used water distiller, and the starting current for CS is 20%-50% higher than it was previously with store-bought distilled water, with all other factors being equal. The logical conclusion is that my Kenmore (mfg by Ecowater) distilled water is of lesser quality than the DW I get from the grocery store. Current is still MUCH lower than with tap water, so I know the distiller is doing something. But is it enough?
I ran one gallon through the distiller twice to see if there was a difference, but it resulted in roughly the same initial current as a gallon that had been distilled only once. Ill have to repeat this experiment a few times to see if any pattern develops. I'd like to measure the conductivity of water from both sources to compare quality. Ive read on this list that conductivity should be 2uS or less to be suitable for making CS. Is there a way I can calculate conductivity using my simple 7-function digital multimeter? I dont want to blow $50-$100 on a PWT tester. I have enough trouble getting a simple resistance reading of my circuit through the DW the readout never holds still and jumps over a wide range of values; maybe Im doing it wrong. But I can still calculate resistance by dividing voltage by current (is that right? I think I saw Ivan post to that effect a few weeks ago). Any advice will be appreciated __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- 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]>
