url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63102.html Re: CS>CS generator From: Lynda Khula Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:22:24
> recently wrote a question for the list,,, here goes again hope > someone can answer, bought a generator from radio shack to make my > silver as told on the list by marsha I think and my silver now, is > never yellow and before using this it was, is this a good thing > thanks > Lynda Hi Lynda, As you discovered, a slight tint is a good indication that the generator is working properly. It is possible to make high quality cs that is clear, which is what the advanced users strive for. But clear could also mean the generator is not working, and you just have plain distilled water. Advanced users measure the ppm with a Hanna PWT (Pure Water Tester). This gives the ppm directly, but it is expensive and may be difficult to know if it is calibrated properly. There is a simple test you can do to see if any silver ions are present in your solution. Pour about 1 inch in a small glass, let it sit for five minutes to settle, then add two or three shakes of salt. Watch it for a while to see what happens. You should see something by the time five minutes have elapsed. You might have to adjust the lighting to see anything if the concentration is very weak. The salt combines with the silver ions to form silver chloride. This shows up as a pale blue dispersion that gets progressively whiter as the concentration increases. The reaction also speeds up. With a high concentration, white clouds appear almost immediately. This will give you a rough idea if silver ions are present in the solution, and approximately how strong your cs is. 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]>
