Mike, I do not have a link to the 110VDC generator, since I have not though this one would be useful for the CS with which to saturate filters. I do not know why it is I am not getting the milky white dispersion of which you speak, but I wonder if the particulate material accounting for the grayness may have something to do with this. The 55 uS is what was read by the PWT.
Yes, you're correct that I'm now thinking in terms of making the oxides, and you're the one who has been enlightening me on this. I'm only talking now about the 55 uS in the HVDC generator because I'm surprised the reading has changed so much. At one time I had considered experimenting with this as an alternative for filter saturation. At that time it was clear that 26 to 30 ppm was unsuitable, although this generator may also be unsuitable on the basis that the large amount of distilled water necessary would make this expensive. Also, to let you know, upto now we've been saturating with Mexican CS, presumed to be primarily ionic. After saturation we dry the filters so that the silver will convert to the oxide. Otherwise, as you've pointed out, in not drying the filters their first use would flush out the ionic silver. Since you've asked, to briefly describe the 110DC generator, this is the system designed by Terry Chamberlain, a sometime participant on this list. Aside form the converter, 220AC to 110DC, in our case, this generator consists of of 1 to 10, four liter containers, in each of these the electrodes of course. For this I use 999 wire of 2mm., along with Canadian maple leaf, 9999 coins. Also, I should say that the entire set up is within a glass cabinet, the door of which , when opened, is wired to unplug the converter. As I'm sure you're aware, this is because 110DC is lethal. Shall I send you a JPEG picture of the setup? Regards, Reid Mike Monett wrote: Hi Reid, I'm not sure if Ken really said that you could never exceed a ppm of 26 due to the _inavailability_ of hydroxyl ions. The problem is there are _too many_ hydroxyl ions. The hydroxyl ions form at the cathode when hydrogen ions accept electrons and form hydrogen gas. Then the hydroxyl ions combine with the silver ions to form oxides, which limits the ppm. I posted the equations in previous replies. I'm not sure if those PPM readings can be relied on. Those numbers really sound strange to me. Can you post a link to your description of the 110VDC system? If you are really getting 50 ppm, you can do a simple salt test to verify this. Pour about 1 inch in a glass and add two or three shakes of salt. When the salt dissolves, the silver ions combine with the chlorine ions to form silver chloride, which precipitates out as a white solid. At 50 ppm, you should get a milky white dispersion similar to skim milk. You should not be able to see any objects behind the glass. How did you arrive at the 50 ppm number? I thought you were trying to make oxides, presumably because they are larger and would have a better chance of getting trapped in the ceramic. Wouldn't any ions simply wash out when water passes through the filter? And what happens if the filter dries out during storage or shipment? The ions would convert to oxide anyway as the water evaporated. 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]>
