The silver that is pushed off the electrodes just falls to the bottom of the vessel and stays there. It doesn't stay in suspension. Water velocity has to be high enough to keep the conductivity uniform throughout the water or the generator will shut down prematurely. That's why I like to see the surface roiling. Then I know for sure the water is moving fast enough.
Trem ----- Original Message ----- From: Ode Coyote To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:38 AM Subject: Re: CS>Submerged Pump So, it does form but doesn't stay on the electrodes. I've never let 'grey fuzzy' fallout bother me as it does stay behind or can be filtered. If left alone it tends to dissolve into a white mist identical to the so called "ion cloud" for the most part, adding to the suspension....but I try not to make it in the first place. It's, at best ,wasteful, though probably not the least bit harmful and at worst, unattractive. ..not that I would stir it in on purpose. What happens if you reduce water circulation to 'just moving' sufficiently to disrupt and distribute? Ode At 09:08 AM 8/25/2003 -0700, you wrote: >>>> I haven't ever seen any buildup on the electrodes at ANY water velocity. It's because the generator reverses the polarity to the electrodes continually which pushes the accumulated silver off the cathode each cycle. Basically self cleaning. I can set the pump volume with a control on the front of the pump. As long as there's enough water flow through the electrode assembly it seems to make no difference how fast the water moves. I like to see the surface roiling as that indicates to me there's enough velocity for sure. The silver falls to the bottom of the vessel and when the CS is drained through the spigot, the silver stays in the bottom and the clear CS pours out. Trem ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:[email protected]>Ode Coyote To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 5:23 AM Subject: Re: CS>Submerged Pump I've found the the water circulation speed doesn't have an effect on the CS quality but it does have an effect on deposit buildups on the electrodes [the grey fuzzies] which in turn have an effect on auto off calibration because the deposits are semi insulative. They tend to grow into the direction of the water flow and fall off if they get too thick making a layer of crud in the bottom. There is a sweet spot under which these effects are not a problem. I'm assuming that the SG7 has found and is using that perfect water velocity range commensurate with the electrode spacing and current to prevent crud buildup and drop off. Ode At 08:56 AM 8/24/2003 -0700, you wrote: >>>> Can I jump in here? We use 7/16 to 1/2 inch spacing on our SG7 Pro. With the electrodes that close together the current gradient between plates is pretty strong right at startup and we reach current limiting very quickly. However the water has to be moving fairly rapidly or the unit will shut down because it senses voltage drop across the electrodes to control the shutoff point. We use a submergible fountain pump to keep the water moving vigorously. The idea that it takes very slow water movement to produce good CS doesn't have any effect on our generator. It produces particle size in the general range of .001 to .005 microns. So, I think closer is better if you can keep the water moving. Why have to wait to get up to speed? My 2 cents. Regards, Trem Williams <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: CS>Submerged Pump Hi Ole Bob, Wouldn't spacing the electrodes farther apart be a "good thing" if you were producing a couple of gallons at a time and your power supply was set up to compensate for it? It seems to me that it might speed things up a little. Does a slow start (low voltage) or a fast start (higher voltage) make a difference if the final current is limited? Andy From: Robert Berger Hi Andy, The current drops down and it takes longer to get to the current limiting level. "Ole Bob" [email protected] wrote: > Hi Ole Bob, > > What happens when you increase the anode to cathode spacing? > > Andy <<<< -- 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 <<<<
