Wire works fine, is commonly available and is easy to work with. The only reason to use sheets is the increased surface area. However, you can use multiple wires for more area as well. The only reason for needing larger surface areas is for faster production of a given quantity, or a larger quantity in a given time. But one can run many CS generators using single wires to achieve greater production.
The more important consideration is the current per unit of surface area. Lower current per unit of area makes for a better product (e.g. smaller particles). My generators use #12 0.999 pure silver wire, 5.5 inches long, spaced 2" in a quart of steam distilled water, using 0.2 milliamp for 24 hours, no stirring used. The result is a superb product. To answer your question better, you need to specify what quantity of EIS you need to produce in a given time. If you don't need large quantities and are not in a particular hurry, then use the more easily obtainable wire. If you need to make a lot of product in a short time, then use silver coins, silver sheets or many silver wires. --Steve Y. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter M. Stellas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: RE: CS>Puzzling & Polarity Julius, This question is to you, and anyone who knows the correct answer. In your post, you state . ...... "Sheet electrodes are greatly superior to wire as far as we are concerned because of the greatly enhanced area & we believe that this produces a greater proportion of ICS. We have seen medical reports that ICS is much more deadly to pathogenic organisms than the de-ionized CS. 700 + organisms at last count ."........... Others have posted that wire is superior, because sheet stock causes buildup of silver oxide at the sharp edges. Also, I note that most of the commercially available CS generators, except the silver-gen, are constructed with wire electrodes. A vendor of an engineered CS generator argues that sheet stock is the cheap way out that his competition has chosen. You see that there is much contradiction and confusion here. Would someone who knows the facts please state them in a definitive way so that all of us newbies can construct a good generator? Which is really best? Sheet or Wire???? Peter -- 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]>
