url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61549.html Re: CS> Requests For Lab Test on ULVDC CS From: Dan Nave Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:32:52
> Yes, I let it run until a substantial amount of whiskers were on > the cathode. > Dan And that occurred at 6 ppm? Something doesn't sound right. It might have something to do the the dw. I'm having fits with the same problem. I used WallMart for many years and it gave very consistent results. But they changed their process recently, and the new stuff is completely different. It has a higher initial resistance, which ordinarily indicates less impurities. But old stuff showed a slight rise in cell voltage at the start of the process, then it started to drop. The new stuff starts to drop immediately. I could push the old stuff well beyond the point where it started making whiskers. Eventually the solution would start turning yellow while it was still brewing. A few drops of H2O2 would make it crystal clear, and the salt test showed a very strong dispersion. The new stuff doesn't work the same way. It doesn't show any color even after running for 24 hrs, and the dispersion is not as strong as I would expect. The old stuff would form a black film on the anode that wiped off easily. The new stuff forms a hard, shiny black coat that won't wipe off. H2O2 has no effect, and the only way I can get it off is to swap polarity. When that electrode is used as the cathode, the black coating turns into a gray sludge and wipes off easily. But now the other electrode gets coated. The local WallMart happens to be out of stock, and won't get more until the end of the week. I tried a bottle of Crystal Springs from a grocery store. I used it many years ago and it seemed to give good results. But this bottle does very strange things. It also has a higher initial resistance than I am used to seeing, and the cell voltage drops immediately instead of rising slightly before dropping. Soon afterwards, small wisps of a white substance form around the cathode and soon the entire liquid gets a funny cloudy appearance. The salt test seems ok, but I wouldn't drink it. Now I'm off on a hunt to find better dw. Pharma Plus used to be pretty good - I'll try a bottle and see what it does. So if your cs is forming whiskers after such a short brew, I'd try different brands of dw and see if you can find one that works better. I also discovered it is a good idea to record the date code that is laser-etched on the side of the bottle. Then, if your cs suddenly changes, you can try another bottle with a different date code and see if it's just a problem with that batch. I think we all run into dw problems sooner or later. It might be a good idea to store a couple of bottles in the refrigerator so you have some spares while you are madly searching for the good stuff. But I'd check the date codes and try brewing a sample from each bottle to be sure you are keeping spares that are known to be good. Then swap them out after a while to keep fresh stuff in stock. Let us know what you find out - 6 ppm is very low. I've never seen cs that low before. Best Regards, Mike Monett -- 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: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
