Well, the patent is legit in as far as it has been granted by the patent office. I suggest you join this list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microelectricitygermkiller/
where your other questions may well be answered. Ivan. -----Original Message----- From: kaselo...@aol.com [mailto:kaselo...@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, 26 October 2002 2:26 p.m. To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: CS>another matter thanks for some understanding on the tds/pwt meters.... but, once again the newbie needs some advice... i posted this on another cs board, but as of yet i've had no response, so i'd like to pose it here too: about 2 months ago we purchased the cs300 to produce our own cs, but soon found out that making 8oz. at a time was too time consuming, esp. when we were using large quantities ourselves, and giving it away to family and friends by the gallon (great reports by the way)... anyway, within a month i knew our needs far exceeded this small unit's output unless i was to spend every minute brewing cs... so, a month ago we purchased a cspro to make a gallon at a time... this has been wonderful, and out of my first 5 gallons, i've given 3 of them away... today i went to brew another gallon for ourselves (the 6th) and i noticed that the rods were not looking the same as with the first 5 gals.... lots more of the dark stuff, none of the 'smokey' silver in the water, etc... i realize the 'tds' meter doesn't register the true ppm, but i do use it as a comparison guage, and was getting a reading of 000 to 001 after 15 mins.... now 15 mins. would normally bring me a brew of 10 or better... anyway, here's my question(s): how many gallons should i be getting from .999 silver 12 guage wire? is the wire solid silver or overlay, and when the coating is gone, does the black flaky stuff appear? in cases such as this do i brew it longer, or do i just replace the silver rods? i was thinking i could supply everyone with tons of cs, with such a minimal cost (and i guess it still is, considering a gal. goes for about $75.-$100.)... this new generator is so great, but i did think i'd get more than 5-6 gallons from one set of silver rods... please give me some indications as to what 'normal' is where the lifespan of the silver rods are concerned, as i certainly don't want to be throwing them out if there is still life in them... but, i don't want to brewing stuff for 45 min. just to get the ppm up either... i know that i must certainly invest in a 'pwt' meter, and will do so as soon as i can come up with the funds... you're input is greatly appreciated as always... in advance, thanks! deb -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org 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>