Andy Gill wrote:

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> I wanted to run the following "claims" by the brain trust for
> accuracy.  They come from the following
> http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/guideI.html#81.%20COLLOIDAL%20SILVER
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. IS 30-volts the optimum?
>
>
> The optimum is defined by a current per square inch of anode, not a
> voltage.  There will be a minimum voltage needed for 1mA per square
> inch, but that will be around 5 to 20 volts depending on spacing of
> the electrodes and size of the container. The higher voltage is nice
> for getting the process started quicker if you are doing batch
> processes and not seeding.
>
>
> 2. Does an AC unit produce a "damaging 50-60Hz electromagnetic pulse
> being emitted to and by the transformer" that damages the CS and
> therefore requires it to be insulated?
>
> Any 50-60 htz should not be a problem, there is lots of that with the
> HVAC process that produces very good EIS.
>
>
>
> 3.  Do 30-volts and 40 milliamps insure "an + - equal ionic and atomic
> colloidal silver yield"?
>
>
> Not likely.  Almost any LVDC process will yield about 90% ionic and
> 10% colloidal.
>
>
> 4. IS the shelf life only 4-7 days unless you use the "hot water
> method"  "because of limited shelf-life (4-7 days) if not manufactured
> via the "hot" distilled water method"?
>
> There should be no shelf life problems if manufactured using high
> grade distilled water, and low current unless the ppm is way too high.
>
> Marshall
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> Thanks,
>
> POLHelp
>
> Excerpts from above web page....."A new, optimal performance
> 30-volt direct current unit. This is as opposed to the conveniently
> configured 3 X 9 volt = 27 volt units generally available, which
> provide adequate, but not optimal performance. Using 4 X 9 volt = 36
> volts is not a solution, since 33 volts are the upper limit for
> producing single a! tomic nuclei microclusters, rendering it better to
> have too low than to high a voltage. Mark Metcalf, whose classic and
> widely disseminated article "Banishing Disease With Three 9-Volt
> Batteries", spawned the modern electro-colloidal silver production and
> usage revolution, and Bob Beck, retired physics professor at the
> University of Southern California, who conceived and designed the
> basic unit advocated for that purpose, both consider 30 volts low
> voltage direct current (LVDC) to be the ideal for modern electro-
> ionisation/colloidalisation for human oral usage.
>
> Alternating current (AC) units, even if correctly regulated to 30
> volts, have the drawback of not being fully portable (reliant on mains
> supply) and requiring effective insulation of the ionic
> solution/colloid from the colloid damaging 50-60Hz electromagnetic
> pulse being emitted to and by the transformer. This new Gaia design
> is a fully portable direct current (DC) unit, manufactured locally by
> electronics professionals exclusively for Gaia Research to our unique
> function! al specifications, regulated to 30 volts and 40
> milliamps, to ensure an + - equal ionic and atomic colloidal silver
> yield,
>
> We do not recommend your entering into public commercial
> production/distribution for any medicinal purpose, since you are
> unlikely to be able to measure and consistently certify the exact
> strength of each batch and furthermore, because of limited shelf-life
> (4-7 days) if not manufactured via the "hot" distilled water method,
> it is unlikely to maintain maximum potency and viability for
> reasonable standing periods via the standard quick production
> procedure, "
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