40 is hard to get to. But you can get there with 26 ppm of silver oxide/hydroxide, 8 ppm of colloid, and 6 ppm of silver carbonate (from the absorbed carbon dioxide in the water).
Marshall Deborah Gerard wrote: > I get mine up to around 40 sometimes with the tester...is that > bad?...deb > > Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greg Ball wrote: > > > I did measure it with the tester V just recommended in his > > post. http://www.sunstoneherbals.com/tds3.htmI actually > > have that one. The longer I would go with my silver, the > > more yellow it gets. Also, The black debris on the silver > > wire would get really thick and crusty. If I stopped the > > process to clean the wire - and then started again, the > > silver would get dark or very yellow. I couldn't get it > > past 2-3 ppm with clear water. I don't want the yellow > > silver as I am awar! e that represents clumping. > > Sounds like any of the following:1. Your water is not pure > enough > 2. You are not limiting to 1 mA per square inch of anode > area > 3. You are not stirring rapid enough.A light yellow is fine, > but you do not want a strong yellow or dark color.Marshall >
