Marshall, Have you ever done a calculation using Faraday's equation on your setup where you take the total current over time to calculate the total released silver in your system and compare it to the that necessary (theoretically) to make the 10 ppm CS, where the difference between the two would be losses due to plating out of silver, etc in your system?
If you could do this for reversing vs. non reversing current using the same setup, it would be very interesting. You are doing enough volume so that the differences should be easy to see. Dan >>> Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> 4/28/2006 10:58:32 AM >>> You will find a flow through process much more reliable, faster, and more consistant. Plus you can easily change the ppm easily by varying the flow rate when using constanct current. Using non reversing current, you will end up with a significant amount of the silver plating out on the cathode, and eventually breaking loose and falling to the bottom. I would reccomend using a smaller container, about 1 gallon, flow through processing and a reversing constant current source. That is what I use to produce 55 gallons at a time, at the rate of about 1..5 gallon per hour per 10 ppm. Marshall HRBE wrote: > I have been doing some experimenting with making bulk CS. > > I have come up with the following setup. > > 1 x 5 gallon (imperial) fish tank > 1 x 36 square inches 99.99% silver plate > 1 x 36 square inches brass plate. > 1 x aquarium water pump > 1 x 30volt DC power supply, with adjustable current regulation. > > I spaced the plates @ 3 inches, I wrapped the brass plate in paper towel to > prevent the gunge from being circulated in the water. I limited the current > to 100ma. > > By wrapping the brass plate in paper towelling I don't need to wipe the > plate clean. > > 8 hours later, I have 5 gals of perfectly clear CS solution, which reads > 25uS on my Hanna HI98308 TDS meter. > > I used current control because I didn't have the time to "babysit" the > process > > I used Bob Berger's book as a guide for construction and I am building 45 > volt dc current regulated power supply to try to shorten the brew process > time. > > Hope this is of interest to the group > > John McLean > Australia > > -- > 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]> >
