Kelburn Koontz wrote: > I just got my 99.99% silver wire, now I want to get cookin. So, for > clarification: > -the voltage doesn't matter, higher voltage just means a quicker cooking > time.
Higher voltage means faster starting time. But since you want to limit to no more than about 1 mA per square inch, the voltage will drop as the conductivity increases. > > -current regulation isn't an issue, it sounds like you guys are just hooking > up wires from a voltage source. To do it right you need to limit current to 1 mA per square inch. The current, and rate of the process, is exponential, and the particle size goes up with current density, so limiting current can be pretty important. After 3 horus of brewing, it could go from good quality EIS to a brown yuck in less than 1/2 an hour. > > -distilled water is the best if it is accessible. Distilled water is essential. If for instance you start with water that has 10 ppm of chlorine in it (actually much less since ppm is based on atomic weight not atom count) you will have produced 10 ppm of silver chloride before making any colloid at all. > > -the batch is done when a laser can be seen from the side of the container. The laser determines the amount of colloid and the particle size. Since size is very dependent on conditions such as purity of water, voltage, current density, purity of the water, temperature and stiring, and the tyndall increases to the 3rd power of the size, tyndall is a very crude measure of quality or colloidal concentration. Marshall > > > If anyone can think of anything else let me know. I have an Associate > degree in Electronics so building circuits isn't a problem for me. This > list is a great resource. > > Thanks, > Kel > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
