Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Mike Monett
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Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms
From: Mike Monett
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 22:59:45

Never mind. I figured it out. 

Best Regards,

Mike Monett


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CSRe: About a extraordinary experiment

2003-10-12 Thread Peter Rebaudo

Hi:

Today's comments. I will not necessarily agree with this tomorrow.

I am repeating the experiment with a larger amount of water.

This experiment can be conducted by anybody, so what are you guys 
waiting for? 

First, in here we are talking zero current. So we cannot invoke Faraday 
or any phenomenon related to electromagnetic energy.


I try that  experiment after after reading, Karl Reichenback The 
dynamics of magnetism, electricity , etc. in relation to the vital 
force, Published in 1845, the guy who originated the term OD (odic 
energy) and Whihelm Reich's, The cancer biopathy, published in 1948, who 
originated the term Orgone energy.


Hold it don't jump on my , yet.

My basic training is on physics and optomechanical engineering so I have 
hear all the arguments before.
I must remind you that Newton believed in the existence of the ether so 
did Tesla, I  would never risk ignoring these guys.


It is true that the electromagnetic theory is very useful and have 
resulted in great progress in physics and chemistry, but although those 
are great theories they are not necessarily the final word.


If Reichenback and Reich were correct (or partially so), there is a form 
of subtle energy that defies the second law of thermodynamics. the yogis 
have been talking about this for 6 thousand years and they were the same 
people who stated that mass and energy are the same thing and they did 
this way before physicist have any notions about it.


This energy would emanate from the positive pole of a battery,  or a 
coil without requiring the ground connection, also from magnets.


I am not endorsing any of the about, yet. I just have started looking 
into this.


I am posting  this to show that there is no hoax involved here.
I will be posting the progress ( if any ) in the near future.

I have been making CS for several years. I have used from the beginning 
a constant current supply based on the LM334Z and the Sota supply. The 
resulting product are always clear and perfectly transparent. the final 
conductivity is from 15 to 20 uS. I cannot get a coloration if I try for it.
The currents were 0.2mA, 1mA and 3mA. The electrodes were straight, U 
and W shaped.


When I try the salt test I generally see a mild whitish cloud, when the  
illumination is from the top. I don't feel conformable with my 
observations of such small difference in cloudiness to make any sort of 
judgment.


Regards


Peter R




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CSRe: Measuring ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Jrowland
 OK---to what does the Pure Water Test reading get compared?
 Depends on  what you want to do...
Let's say you acquire the PWT instrument you plan on getting and,
right out of the box, it indicates your CS is 10 ppm.
How do you prove the reading is correct or incorrect?
jr


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Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Malcolm Stebbins
Hi Mike, the answer is that even pure water dissociates to a limited 
degree, providing ions of
H2O + H2O  ==  H3O(+)  +  OH(-)  according to the Bronsted Lowry concept, 
or(and)

H2O  ==  H(+)  +OH(-)
both of these reactions being reversible, and at 25*C producing 
concentrations of
hydrogen ion (or hydronium ion)  of  1.0*10(-7)  moles per liter  as well 
as the same
hydroxide ion concentration  of  1.0*10(-7)  Moles per 
liter.   Hence, ultimately, the log base ten pH scale is derived  where pH 
=  log(1/H(+)),  or for pure water at 25*C:

pH = log(1/1.0*10(-7)) = log(10(7)) = 7.
The Bronsted Lowry  Proton Transfer theory takes note of the fact that a 
Hydrogen ion H(+) is just a proton, since it lost it's one electron when it 
became an ion.  This proton will immediately attach itself to a molecule of 
water forming the hydronium ion, above,or (in non-water solutions, for 
instance) to a more basic molecule or ion.

Take care,  Malcolm


At 01:57 AM 10/12/03 -0400, you wrote:


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CSRe: Measuring ppms
From: Jrowland
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:37:00

   OK---to what does the Pure Water Test reading get compared?
   jr

  Depends on  what you want to do. Now I have a question for  you. You
  are an  oldtimer on the list, and may have come across  a discussion
  about it.

  Electrons cannot  propagate  in   an  electrolyte.  Current  flow is
  through the movement of ions only.


BTW, Mike, this is not strictly true, but it may be so for aqueous 
electrolytes - dunno.
Hey, if water swaps protons around in the form of hydronium ions, does that 
mean it's a semiconductor and 'holes' propagate??




  In the  cs process, some trace contaminants must already  be  in the
  water in the form of ions in order to start the process.

  The ions in the vicinity of each electrode move to  their respective
  electrodes and gain or lose electrons as appropriate.

  The ones  further  away may know an electric field  is  present, but
  their drift velocity due to the electric field is perhaps  orders of
  magnitude less  than their thermal velocity, and much less  than the
  diffusion velocity.


Diffusion velocity??  If I'm going 100 mph back and forth randomly, and at 
the same time I'm propagating steadily toward San Francisco at 10 mph, I'm 
gonna get there; the traffic opposing me cannot be any thicker than the 
traffic going my way.




  So the ions basically cannot respond to the applied electric field.


This resurfaces a question in my mind, will the electric field provoke 
increased ionisation in pure water?




  Yet for  electrolysis  to  begin, there must  be  a  continuous path
  through the water from one electrode to the other.

  Why?

  I don't know the answer. If you can figure it out, please tell me.

Best Regards,

Mike Monett


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Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Ode Coyote


  For people who are testing water, a difference of 10 or 20 uS probably
isn't going to kill em.
Nor will it harm us...BUT [doesn't help us much in what we're trying to do.]
 The water people are probably not trying to compare water readings to
something else or add/subtract anything to thier water where the reading is
not compared before/after to get a uS gain or decrease.

..and if they were, how would they know?

It would seem that us IESers are every instrument makers nightmare. :-)
[We have some idea that we should be getting something specific and what it
should be.]
Ode


 

At 10:47 AM 10/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
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Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms
From: Ode Coyote
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:08:22

Ken,

Thanks you for some very important information on PWT problems.

My turn. All I can say is WOW. 

I got hints of PWT problems from reading the archives, but nothing 
concrete and definite as you have shown.

No one should be offended. You are not attacking anyone. You are simply 
stating the truth. If you get a bad response, then that person simply 
doesn't care about their responsibilities.

The PWT seems to be the only inexpensive method of measuring uS. If you 
are experiencing problems of this magnitude for single ion species, what 
kind of problems are the people having who measure water quality?

That's the stuff most people drink, you know:)

I think you are starting to open Pandora's box. That's good. It's time.

Best Regards,

Mike Monett


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Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Malcolm Stebbins

At 06:25 AM 10/12/03 -0400, you wrote:




  For people who are testing water, a difference of 10 or 20 uS probably
isn't going to kill em.
Nor will it harm us...BUT [doesn't help us much in what we're trying to do.]
 The water people are probably not trying to compare water readings to
something else or add/subtract anything to thier water where the reading is
not compared before/after to get a uS gain or decrease.

..and if they were, how would they know?

It would seem that us IESers are every instrument makers nightmare. :-)
[We have some idea that we should be getting something specific and what it
should be.]
Ode



This is not a big-time problem; instruments that measure to 0.1 micro 
Siemen are available off the shelf for about $100.  For 5 times that you 
can get down to nano.  All of these can be gotten with NIST certification 
for under $100 additional, and can be recalibrated in the field with 
standard solutions and if necessary returned to the maker for NIST recert.







At 10:47 AM 10/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63382.html
Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms
From: Ode Coyote
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:08:22

Ken,

Thanks you for some very important information on PWT problems.

My turn. All I can say is WOW.

I got hints of PWT problems from reading the archives, but nothing
concrete and definite as you have shown.

No one should be offended. You are not attacking anyone. You are simply
stating the truth. If you get a bad response, then that person simply
doesn't care about their responsibilities.

The PWT seems to be the only inexpensive method of measuring uS. If you
are experiencing problems of this magnitude for single ion species, what
kind of problems are the people having who measure water quality?

That's the stuff most people drink, you know:)

I think you are starting to open Pandora's box. That's good. It's time.

Best Regards,

Mike Monett


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Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Ode Coyote
   So,  If it's 60 deg F the adjustment should still be to 84 uS ?
It's only about a 10 uS difference.

Is there a line in the calibration instructions that state that?
Essentially: PWT Instructions read..insert meter, twiddle screw till it reads 84 uS. [no mention of using chart]

Why is the temp chart even there?

Quickie test of temp compensation with sol and PWT in baggie held warming in hand... [not too scientific but if compensation works, reading shouldn't change]

Insert PTW in baggie of sol and wait for it to stop hunting, then  hold it all in warm hand

PWT#1- Reading increases by 8 uS within about a minute.
PWT#2 -Reading increases by 3 uS within about a minute.

Humm...doesn't look too good.

Not intended to quantify anything as heat soak rates may be different, but it does sorta demonstrate that the temp compensation is likely a myth. [or something conductive is leaching out of the baggie when electricity is introduced?]
More exact test needed as the difference between meters points to another 'possible' problem when using the chart.

I'll try this: [in a pyrex lab beaker]
Measure temp of sol with digital thermometer..adjust everything to chart.
Increase temp of sol to a couple of levels as per the chart and see if the change in reading matches.

That's not to say that the 'thermometer' is properly calibrated. [I could compare it to other questionable thermometers, ey?] or that nothing leaches out of lab glass.
We just might be living in a whole instrumental world of inexactitude.

Look.  I'm aware that everything in life has it's limits but are still useful.
So, if elements in your life don't match mine, it doesn't pay to freak out and start an arguement when it really doesn't matter. [That's the point...nothing is true...and it doesn't matter all that much ]
Life has a lot of give to it.  ..sorta spongy, if you catch my  drift.

Science is an art.
CS making is even more of an art.
Hanna is subject to real life too.
..and 'most' people claim they are perfect when the reality is... that none of us are.

Very bottom line:

If you like the CS you make and it does the job for you when used the way you use it...it's the good stuff.
If you think you can do better...do better.
Discussing what better 'is', helps us all progress in our efforts but doesn't exactly describe it.
Words themselves are inaccurate.

Besides that, no two people even live on the same planet.
They only look similar enough to fool us into believing that we do.

Ode



At 08:26 AM 10/11/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Vince,
>
>The PWT has a temperature compensator.  The s.s. tube on the left side is
>the probe.  So, when calibrating just let it stabilize at whatever
>temperature the solution is and then check the meter to make sure it reads
>84.0 uS.  Make sure you wait until the meter stops hunting.
>
>Here's the calibration info on the bottle label.  You'll see that 84.0 uS is
>the reading at 77 F.
>
>°C °F   uS/cm
>0   32.0   64
>5   41.0   65
>10 50.0   67
>15 59.0   68
>16 60.8   70
>17 62.6   71
>18 64.4   73
>19 66.2   74
>20 68.0   76
>21 69.8   78
>22 71.6   79
>23 73.4   81
>24 75.2   82
>25 77.0   84
>26 78.8   86
>27 80.6   87
>28 82.4   89
>29 842   90
>30 86.0  92
>31 87.8  94
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>Trem
>
>
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Vince Richter cvin...@ala.net>
>To: silver-list@eskimo.com>
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:13 PM
>Subject: [silver_list] CS>Trem; was RE: CS>Measuring very high ppms
>
>
>> Trem, since the subject came up, how much difference does the
>> calibration temperature make?  I know the cal needs to be done at a
>> certain temp.  Would there be a ballpark correlation between calibration
>> error and temp. deviation from the standard during calibration?  Is
>> there a uS per degree F deviation ballpark error (in the 10-20 uS
>> range)?  The reason I ask is that I have both the PWT and the cal
>> solution.  I haven't used the solution yet because I have no reason to
>> believe it's out of cal.  The uS I read in my CS was within 1 ppm of the
>> ppm CS Ole Bob measured.  When the time comes and I calibrate my meter,
>> I wondered how meticulous I need to be, and how much difference a  few
>> degrees would make.
>>
>> Thanks, Vince
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Trem [mailto:t...@silvergen.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:21 PM
>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
>> Subject: CS>Measuring very high ppms
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Mike Monett 31dtzj...@sneakemail.com>
>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com>
>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 1:41 PM
>> Subject: [silver_list] Re: CS>Re: Measuring very high ppms
>>
>>
>> >
>> >   The Hanna PWT would be an excellent method if I could find  some way
>> >   to guarantee  the calibration. Steve Young's idea to  make resistive
>> >   standards might be an excellent solution.
>>
>> > Mike Monett
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> The meter can easily be calibrated if you use the calibration solution
>> from
>> Hanna.  I got one box of 

CSOT - mg/mcg

2003-10-12 Thread mamapug



  Debbie,

  Please take your pills and the full description of Marshalee's 
  medications  (snip)

  Since when are minerals considered medications??
  Marshalee


Re: CSMarshalee--schematic

2003-10-12 Thread mamapug



 A friend of mine who is not very computer literate needs a schematic on 
how to make herself a generator.  She has wire available, but is having trouble 
figuring out just how to hook everything up.  Marshalee, I am pretty sure she 
has Lyme disease.  She lived for years in tick country and knows she was 
bitten.  She has been diagnosed with this and that (they finally settled on 
fibromyalgia), has to walk with a cane, and frequently is confined to bed.  And 
sure, I can find a good (enough) sch. on the web, but I have a feeling it would 
be a good thing for her to get it from you and get acquainted with you.  You 
are upbeat and she could use that, as well as your enthusiasm for cs.  So if 
you can send a site addy, I will get it to her, along with this list addy.  Now 
that I'm addled, signing offpj

  Maybe this will help...
  Marshalee


  To make CS, you`ll need:
  either 3 nine-volt batteries, the square ones,
(the Lithiums last 4 times longer than the alkalines) 
  or a Power Adapter from RadioShack,13.5/30V 1000mA Power Adapter using 
household electricity, filtered output.  Number 263-1668. Cost is under $25.00 
at RadioShack.
  2  five-inch pieces of pure silver wire, 14 gauge, .999 fine, (not sterling,
as it has other metals in it)
  2 alligator clips, (the kind with 2 clips on either end of a plastic-coated
wire, also available at Radio Shack)
  2 cups of steam-distilled water in a glass measuring cup, (I always use
  glass to make CS in. I have a cup used solely for making my CS.)
  A new green scrubber, just for this purpose.
  An empty water bottle to store your finished CS in. A pop top plastic bottle
  is just fine.

Rinse the cup and storage bottle with distilled water to remove any dust
  or soap residue.
   If using the batteries, snap them together, one upside down on top of the 
other two. This will leave two empty posts on the batteries.
  Connect each of the silver wires to the two empty posts with the two
  alligator clips.
  Drop the wires into the water, with about 4 inches submerged, and about 1
  inch apart. (As they tend to float around, you can put a candycane bend in
  the top of the wires and hang that over the lip of the cup, with the
  connectors hooked to the bend.) Don`t let the connectors get into the water.
  Or, if you are using the adapter, just hook the wires onto the clips, drop 
them into the distilled water, set it at 30 volts, and turn it on.
  Either way, you leave it to run for 1/2 hour, then wipe the oxides off, and 
do it for another half hour.
  (When it is working, you can`t get shocked by it.)
  The buildup of black fuzz on one wire is silver oxide. It is harmless, but I 
always wipe it off with a paper towel halfway through. 
  This one hour activation gives a CS of about 18 PPM.  The longer it works,
  the higher the PPM, but the larger the particles are.
When finished, wipe off the wires with a paper towel, then with the green
  scrubber until the wires are shiny again, and detach the batteries if that is 
what you are using. Store it all in a ziploc bag to keep it handy.

  The finished CS doesn`t need to be refrigerated. If you keep the 
  bottle out where you see it, you`ll remember to take it.
   I take 3 big swallows a day for an active infection, sometimes even more.
  (My swallow is about 1/3 of a cup.) The silver particles are fine enough to
  be easily excreted, so taking more won`t hurt. If you hold the CS in your
  mouth for a few minutes, it will clean your mouth.
  I take one swallow a day for a preventive. I use it topically too, and even
  in the eyes. It is mild and doesn`t sting.
  Splash some in the pits for a natural deodorant. It is bacteria that causes
  BO, and since CS kills the bacteria, no BO!
  CS doesn`t taste too bad either. Some folks notice a metallic tang,
  others don`t.
  I put some on my skin and let it dry for a sunburn once, and was tan the
  next day, with no peeling. Amazing, as my Scandinavian skin burns easily.
  I use it for bug bites and stings, and canker sores respond quickly.
  I have used CS for my pet birds, curing a cockatiel of vet-diagnosed
  Giardiosis even.
  I always put some in the water bowl for my Pug dog. 
  CS is even good for cut flowers, they will last for weeks. It is bacteria 
that actually kills fresh-cut flowers. This goes for cut christmas trees, too.
  It can also be sprayed on the leaves of houseplants with fungus or rust.
  A dollop of CS in the milk jug keeps the milk fresh for a long time.
  There are lots more uses for CS in the body and around the house,
  any place bacteria live can benefit from CS.





Re: CSRe: CS particle size

2003-10-12 Thread Ode Coyote
At 02:05 PM 10/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Ode Coyote. , Mike Monett.

Thank you for all the useful info that you have provided.

I do understand that it will cause agglomeration if we do heat the water
over 110
degrees. I use a very low constant current. Therefore, I have no
difficulty in getting clear CS.

However, what I understand in reading this sentence, taken from the web
address that I had provided in my first message
on this subject:

(... The warmer the water, the faster the reaction will take place, and
the smaller the particles will be. )
 This statement is in error and is contradicted elsewhere on the same
website where it says the cooler the water, the smaller the particles.
 But it doesn't say  that when using a constant voltage generator that the
cooler water has a lower conductivity and the ion generation rate and
current density will also be lower with cooler water..and that the total
PPM made in  give time will be a LOT lower.
 Constant voltage generators have an acceleration curve that starts out
almost flat and goes almost vertical at some point.
 Where you start on that curve makes a huge difference in where you wind up
in a given time.
 Slight differences in conductivity due to different batches of water or a
few degrees of temperature make great big differences in end product anf
the longer you run it, the bigger the differences.
 Like dropping objects off a building, acceleration is feet per minute per
minute and a small difference in height makes a big difference in velocity
on impact.
 With a constant voltage generator, PPM calculations are PPM per minute per
minute and can be monitered by the rate of increase of current draw. [One
way to get a handle on a battery pack generator and have some idea of where
to stop before it goes ballistic is to moniter current.]

 When using constant current, the initial conductivity of the water may not
allow full set current draw and there will be a ramp up to the set current
that's identical to the slope of the constant voltage setup.
 Just a few uS of difference can make many minutes of difference in run
time..even hours of difference.
 But once the set current draw is reached, the curve flattens out and
production rates become linear, changing from PPM per minute per minute to
PPM per minute.

is that, the warmer the water, the smaller the particles will be !
##  Not true

 isn't it that the warmer the water (above 110
degrees) the larger the particles will be ?
## True, if they agglomerate by collision. [Might not always be true]

 

This is what I wanted to find out. My understanding of agglomeration
definition
may be incorrect.

 Simply put, agglomeration is the joining of smaller particles into bigger
ones for whatever reason, under whatever conditions.
 There are a variety of forces that hold particles apart and a variety of
forces that can overcome the other forces and cause them to join up.
  Particles are made from ions that have lost their charge.  The closer
together the thus formed particles are, the bigger the cluster they tend to
make. There are forces available that tend to isolate ion/particle clusters
into small groups rather than large ones. [for want of a better term for
transitionary states]. If a number of ions is bonded to a water molecule,
it gets isolated from other water molecules with similar bonds, so when the
particle forms, it only has just so many ions to work with and you get a
very small particle. 
 Once a particle does form and goes into suspension, the water molecule is
available to catch or hydrate more ions in solution. [My take on it is that
the positive charge of the ion causes the ion to orient itself to the
negative charge of the oxygen atoms in the water molecule, so, they sorta
loosely share electrons.]

 The higher the concentration of ions and particles in a given space, the
more likely that isolating forces will be overcome.
 In other words, it's not hard to make 3 PPM small particle CS but it
becomes more and more touchy as the PPM exceeds 13 PPM.  At over around 30
PPM, we're talking crapshoot and just about anything can kick a batch into
agglomeration mode. [ A little saliva?  Some stray ozone?  Maybe a touch of
vineger?  A fast temperature change? ]

 Apparently, the CS-300 is not 'supposed' to make small particle colorless
CS even at 5 PPM and this person goes out of his way to make sure it
doesn't. [even freaks out if it does and includes instructions on how to
prevent it]

  The concentration of particles and ions is not uniform in a given
container, tending to be much greater near the electrodes.

 Using a low current density limits the rate of ion release in a given area
to a rate that's below the rate that ion/water bonds can be made as a given
local concentration dissipates through Brownian motion, natural thermal
convection currents or mechanical stirring.
 If the water is constantly moving, the local concentration doesn't build
up as fast [or not at all] and won't tend to overcome 

Re: CSRe: CS particle size

2003-10-12 Thread Gaston
Ode,

I get the point now. Thank you for the clarification.
I'll also keep your info for reference.

Gaston



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CSMeasuring ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Trem
Hi Vince,

That's correct.  I assume the conversion numbers they put on the bottle are
for use if you aren't using their PWT with temperature compensation but
using a non-temp compensated device.

I suspect the meter is hunting until the temp. compensator levels out when
you immerse it.

Trem



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From: Vince Richter cvin...@ala.net
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Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 8:28 PM
Subject: [silver_list] CSPWT operation, was: RE: CSMeasuring very high
ppms


 Thanks, Trem.  That helps a great deal.  So, as I understand it the
 meter senses the temperature, compensates the conductivity reading for
 77 Degrees, and reads what the solution would be at 77 degrees
 regardless of the solution temp.

 One more question:  when I read the conductivity of my CS during
 production, The reading starts out at a peak value, then rapidly drops a
 few uS and then steadies out at a lower value.  What is happening, and
 which reading is right: the initial higher reading, or the final lower
 reading?

 Thanks,

 Vince

 -Original Message-
 From: Trem [mailto:t...@silvergen.com]
 Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 9:27 AM
 To: silver-list@eskimo.com
 Subject: CSMeasuring very high ppms

 Hi Vince,

 The PWT has a temperature compensator.  The s.s. tube on the left side
 is
 the probe.  So, when calibrating just let it stabilize at whatever
 temperature the solution is and then check the meter to make sure it
 reads
 84.0 uS.  Make sure you wait until the meter stops hunting.

 Here's the calibration info on the bottle label.  You'll see that 84.0
 uS is
 the reading at 77 F.

 °C °F   uS/cm
 0   32.0   64
 5   41.0   65
 10 50.0   67
 15 59.0   68
 16 60.8   70
 17 62.6   71
 18 64.4   73
 19 66.2   74
 20 68.0   76
 21 69.8   78
 22 71.6   79
 23 73.4   81
 24 75.2   82
 25 77.0   84
 26 78.8   86
 27 80.6   87
 28 82.4   89
 29 842   90
 30 86.0  92
 31 87.8  94

 I hope this helps.

 Trem




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Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Mike Monett
url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63427.html
Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms
From: Malcolm Stebbins
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 03:21:54

  [... snip nice discussion on Bronsted Lowry Proton Transfer theory]

   Electrons cannot  propagate  in an electrolyte.  Current  flow is
   through the movement of ions only.

   BTW, Mike, this is not strictly true, but it may be so for aqueous
   electrolytes - dunno.

  I think it's true for any liquid electrolyte, but I'm not sure about
  solid polymers  such as film batteries. Do you know of  any examples
  of electron conduction in a liquid electrolyte?

   Hey, if water swaps protons around in the form of  hydronium ions,
   does that mean it's a semiconductor and 'holes' propagate??

  This is  amusing. The same thought occurred to me. I found  some web
  sites that  discussed the movement of protons  via  water molecules.
  This apparently  occurs  very  quickly  -  on  the  order  of  a few
  femtoseconds. So  movement  of   the   hydroxyl  ion  could  also be
  explained by proton transfer in the opposite direction.

  Ivan's data indicated the hydroxyl ion moves 6 times faster than the
  silver ion  under an applied field. This should  mean  the diffusion
  velocities whould  also be different by the same ratio. So I  set up
  an experiment  to  visualize the ions using  red  cabbage  juice and
  managed to get just the right amount to see both species.

  The ions met in the middle between the electrodes! This was amazing.
  It contradicted  everything I had learned up to that point.  This is
  described in experiment #2 at

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61491.html

  I was  too  astonished to take accurate notes of the  time,  and the
  hydroxyl ion  turned  the  solution   a   deep  color  that  made it
  impossible to see anything past the halfway point. So I repeated the
  experiment using  salt,  which did not show the  hydroxyl  ion. This
  gave the  approximate velocity of the silver ion, and  showed  it is
  much slower than even very gentle convection currents:

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61527.html

  [...]

   The ones further away may know an electric field is  present, but
   their drift velocity due to the electric field is  perhaps orders
   of magnitude less than their thermal velocity, and much less than
   the diffusion velocity.

   Diffusion velocity?? If I'm going 100 mph back and forth randomly,
   and at the same time I'm propagating steadily toward San Francisco
   at 10 mph, I'm gonna get there; the traffic opposing me  cannot be
   any thicker than the traffic going my way.

  Yes, it  is  very  similar to the  Fermi  velocity  of  electrons in
  metals, typically one-tenth the speed of light. Even though they are
  moving very  fast, the drift velocity is about the same as  a person
  walking.

  But that's not the problem.

  Current is  the  movement of charge carriers. This  is  electrons in
  metals, electrons  and  holes in  semiconductors,  and  positive and
  negative ions in electrolytes.

  Consider a long tube with silver electrodes at each end, filled with
  dw. Apply a constant current.

  From the above experiments, there will be no silver or hydroxyl ions
  in the middle of the tube at the beginning when current is applied.

  Yet as more ions enter the solution, the conductivity  increases. So
  my question  is how do the ions know there are more of  them  in the
  solution so the conductivity can increase?

  Take a Hall current probe that can measure DC current.

  Measure the  current  in  the wires. It  will  give  the  same value
  anywhere along the wires.

  Now measure  the current anywhere along the tube. It  will  give the
  same value  anywhere  along the tube. It has to.  The  current  in a
  series circuit is the same everywhere.

  But there  are no silver or hydroxyl ions in the middle of  the tube
  yet. So where are the charge carriers coming from that  generate the
  magnetic field detected by the Hall probe?

  My conclusion  is they must be the ions from the  trace contaminants
  in the dw. But they have a much lower concentration than the ions we
  are now making at the electrodes.

  The second conclusion is they must move faster to keep  the magnetic
  field the same value. Therefore there will be a  non-uniform voltage
  distribution along the tube. This should be easy to measure.

  But these  ions must exist. There must be a continuous  path through
  the water from one electrode to the other, containing ions  that can
  move. That's why my freezing experiment was doomed to failure.

  Hmm.. This was posted on Saturday, Sept. 27. But it doesn't  show up
  in the  archives,  so I can't give you a link. I'll try  to  post it
  later when I have some time. The experiment failed, but there  was a
  very interesting foonote.

  Thanks for  your  interesting analysis, Malcom.  It's  refreshing to
  find someone who knows the theory of chemistry.

Best Regards,


Re: CSMike D's cleanse

2003-10-12 Thread Robb Allen
well..proven?..I'm not sure...but it is definitely
stronger.the big difference is that it doesn't use frequency [4hz] like
the original beck unit does...I'm not sure if we can post the plans here or
notI'm sure I could send them to you personally...Robb
- Original Message -
From: David Bearrow dav...@sbcglobal.net
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: CSMike D's cleanse


 Blood electrification. I have the plans for Becks original device. I was
 interested in seeing plans for an improved device. And has it been proven
 to be an improvement? If so, how?

 At 08:25 PM 10/11/03, you wrote:
 you want plans for the blood electrification or the pulser?..Robb
 
 - Original Message -
 From: David Bearrow dav...@sbcglobal.net
 To: silver-list@eskimo.com
 Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 4:39 PM
 Subject: Re: CSMike D's cleanse
 
 
   Where can I find a schematic for the device without joining a group?
  
   At 02:31 PM 10/11/03, you wrote:
   Hi..I am no expert for sure.Mike and I just made the same
   model...but it is similar to the sota...the Blood electrification
device
 I
   am using was made by me following the plans on the yahoo group
   microelectricitygermkiller.it is alot more powerful than
the
   original beck unit...what health issues are you
 addressing?...Robb
   
   - Original Message -
   From: Richard Harris yr...@cfl.rr.com
   To: silver-list@eskimo.com
   Cc: Richard Harris yr...@cfl.rr.com
   Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 11:02 AM
   Subject: RE: CSMike D's cleanse
   


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CSRE: Vortically processed water for Fish-Scale condition

2003-10-12 Thread Lew FH
Greetings

  I have uploaded a few recently taken video photos
of a 12 year boy presenting with a fish-scale skin
problem since the age of 5.

URL:
 
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Re: CSRe: Parasites kidney stones

2003-10-12 Thread Kimberly Sharples


Take hydrangea and lecithin.
I use Natures sunshine..about 5 or 6 each per day.
the hydrangea dissolves the stone and lecitihin helps keep it soft and 
smooth to pass easily

Kim S





From: Sharon tala...@teleport.com
Reply-To: silver-list@eskimo.com
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: CSRe: Parasites  kidney stones
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:58:35 -0700

mary-

 I have a friend who got rid of hers with a kidney flush---
I will  get the details 4 ya
Sharon


Hi, Is there is any way for my husband to get rid of his kidney stone?  It 
is 5 cm and is to have it crushed in two weeks, the only problem is that 
it is so large that they will have to put a small plastic tube with a 
string attached to it in from his bladder to his kidney so as to help pass 
some of the larger fragments  Is he ever upset and says he doesn't want it 
done but his choices are nil unless there is some way that one of you can 
think of.

Thanks,

Mary H.


Do you

think there is any link between kidney stones and parasites? And does
anyone have any formula for getting rid of the creatures



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Re: CSMarshalee--schematic

2003-10-12 Thread Wayne Fugitt

Evening Shirley,


   A friend of mine who is not very computer literate needs a schematic 
on how to make herself a generator.  She has wire available, but is 
having trouble figuring out just how to hook everything up.


   There is a big difference in computer savvy and putting together simple 
circuits.


Usually I suggest that someone find a friend who knows how resistors, 
diodes, and leds work and can connect them without getting a headache to 
make one of the simplest generators.


I have a drawing on my site that should give her an idea or two.

www.fugitt.com/cs.htm This is an old page which I have not updated very 
much.


In addition, I have a pictorial of how to build the telephone line 
generator.  It does not require any batteries and works anywhere there is a 
phone outlet.  The unit will fit into a shirt pocket and costs less than $ 
10.00 to build.  If one has never built a circuit of any kind, it may not 
be so easy to assemble.


It does use a full wave bridge rectifier to handle the problem of reversed 
phone line voltage.


The schematic is a bit rough.  Maybe I will make a better one.

Here is the pictorial. http://www.fugitt.com/files/cs_phone.jpg

If you need more info, let me know.

Wayne


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Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms Malcolm

2003-10-12 Thread Mike Monett
url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63427.html
Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms
From: Malcolm Stebbins
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 03:21:54

  Hi Malcolm,

  I posted  this early this morning but it seems to  have disappeared.
  Sympatico has  been  unreliable  all week so I  assume  it  is lost.
  Please forgive  if it shows up later, but I wanted to thank  you for
  your excellent  comments and help on my question. I think  I figured
  it out - see if it makes sense to you.

  [... snip nice discussion on Bronsted Lowry Proton Transfer theory]

   Electrons cannot  propagate  in an electrolyte.  Current  flow is
   through the movement of ions only.

   BTW, Mike, this is not strictly true, but it may be so for aqueous
   electrolytes - dunno.

  I think it's true for any liquid electrolyte, but I'm not sure about
  solid polymers  such as film batteries. Do you know of  any examples
  of electron conduction in a liquid electrolyte?

   Hey, if water swaps protons around in the form of  hydronium ions,
   does that mean it's a semiconductor and 'holes' propagate??

  This is  amusing. The same thought occurred to me. I found  some web
  sites that  discussed the movement of protons  via  water molecules.
  This apparently  occurs  very  quickly  -  on  the  order  of  a few
  femtoseconds. So  movement  of   the   hydroxyl  ion  could  also be
  explained by proton transfer in the opposite direction.

  Ivan's data indicated the hydroxyl ion moves 6 times faster than the
  silver ion  under an applied field. This should  mean  the diffusion
  velocities whould  also be different by the same ratio. So I  set up
  an experiment  to  visualize the ions using  red  cabbage  juice and
  managed to get just the right amount to see both species.

  The ions met in the middle between the electrodes! This was amazing.
  It contradicted  everything I had learned up to that point.  This is
  described in experiment #2 at

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61491.html

  I was  too  astonished to take accurate notes of the  time,  and the
  hydroxyl ion  turned  the  solution   a   deep  color  that  made it
  impossible to see anything past the halfway point. So I repeated the
  experiment using  salt,  which did not show the  hydroxyl  ion. This
  gave the  approximate velocity of the silver ion, and  showed  it is
  much slower than even very gentle convection currents:

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61527.html

  [...]

   The ones further away may know an electric field is  present, but
   their drift velocity due to the electric field is  perhaps orders
   of magnitude less than their thermal velocity, and much less than
   the diffusion velocity.

   Diffusion velocity?? If I'm going 100 mph back and forth randomly,
   and at the same time I'm propagating steadily toward San Francisco
   at 10 mph, I'm gonna get there; the traffic opposing me  cannot be
   any thicker than the traffic going my way.

  Yes, it  is  very  similar to the  Fermi  velocity  of  electrons in
  metals, typically one-tenth the speed of light. Even though they are
  moving very  fast, the drift velocity is about the same as  a person
  walking.

  But that's not the problem.

  Current is  the  movement of charge carriers. This  is  electrons in
  metals, electrons  and  holes in  semiconductors,  and  positive and
  negative ions in electrolytes.

  Consider a long tube with silver electrodes at each end, filled with
  dw. Apply a constant current.

  From the above experiments, there will be no silver or hydroxyl ions
  in the middle of the tube at the beginning when current is applied.

  Yet as more ions enter the solution, the conductivity  increases. So
  my question  is how do the ions know there are more of  them  in the
  solution so the conductivity can increase?

  Take a Hall current probe that can measure DC current.

  Measure the  current  in  the wires. It  will  give  the  same value
  anywhere along the wires.

  Now measure  the current anywhere along the tube. It  will  give the
  same value  anywhere  along the tube. It has to.  The  current  in a
  series circuit is the same everywhere.

  But there  are no silver or hydroxyl ions in the middle of  the tube
  yet. So where are the charge carriers coming from that  generate the
  magnetic field detected by the Hall probe?

  My conclusion  is they must be the ions from the  trace contaminants
  in the dw. But they have a much lower concentration than the ions we
  are now making at the electrodes.

  The second conclusion is they must move faster to keep  the magnetic
  field the same value. Therefore there will be a  non-uniform voltage
  distribution along the tube. This should be easy to measure.

  But these  ions must exist. There must be a continuous  path through
  the water from one electrode to the other, containing ions  that can
  move. That's why my freezing experiment was doomed to failure.

  Hmm.. This was posted on Saturday, 

Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms

2003-10-12 Thread Al Davis

- Original Message - 
From: Ode Coyote coyote...@earthlink.net
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: CSMeasuring very high ppms


So, If it's 60 deg F the adjustment should still be to 84 uS ?
It's only about a 10 uS difference.


Why is the temp chart even there?

 ## For meters without temperature compensation.. and to give
   you something to gripe about!

Al Davis


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Re: CSMarshalee--schematic

2003-10-12 Thread mamapug
Um, what does this have to do with me???
Marshalee

Subject: Re: CSMarshalee--schematic


 Evening Shirley,


 A friend of mine who is not very computer literate needs a schematic
  on how to make herself a generator.  She has wire available, but is
  having trouble figuring out just how to hook everything up.

 There is a big difference in computer savvy and putting together
simple
 circuits.

 Usually I suggest that someone find a friend who knows how resistors,
 diodes, and leds work and can connect them without getting a headache to
 make one of the simplest generators.

 I have a drawing on my site that should give her an idea or two.

 www.fugitt.com/cs.htm This is an old page which I have not updated
very
 much.

 In addition, I have a pictorial of how to build the telephone line
 generator.  It does not require any batteries and works anywhere there is
a
 phone outlet.  The unit will fit into a shirt pocket and costs less than $
 10.00 to build.  If one has never built a circuit of any kind, it may not
 be so easy to assemble.

 It does use a full wave bridge rectifier to handle the problem of reversed
 phone line voltage.

 The schematic is a bit rough.  Maybe I will make a better one.

 Here is the pictorial. http://www.fugitt.com/files/cs_phone.jpg

 If you need more info, let me know.

 Wayne


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CSRe: Fish - skin problem and liquid vortex.

2003-10-12 Thread Lew FH
Greetings

This is a re-sent email posting 

URL:
http://lewfh.tripod.com/coloursarecodedfrequenciesinphotonicbandgapcrystalstructures/



  I have uploaded a few recently taken video photos
of a 12 year boy presenting with a fish-scale skin
problem since the age of 5.


Please click :
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With regards
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CSEmail Test Quick Question

2003-10-12 Thread Mike Monett
Hi List,

I'm having email problems at Sympatico. None of my posts seem to go 
through. If this one makes it, can anyone explain this reaction? I make 
colloidal copper and let it run until the cathode is coated. I shake it 
off and add a bit of H2O2. A day later the solution is brown. I put 800ml 
in a measuring cup. Can't see to the bottom. I add 200ml acetic acid 
(plain white vinegar), the solution instantly turns clear. Copper 
acetate, perhaps? That would be good. It is a fungicide.

Best Regards,

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CS

2003-10-12 Thread bob smith
Bob Berger,
  Have tried to send you an off topic message that I am sure will
interest you but my message to 2 different adresses bounced.  Would you
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Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms Malcolm

2003-10-12 Thread Malcolm Stebbins
Hi Mike, I'm in up to my ankles in my unfinished projects, head first.  So 
it will be a while before I get back to this topic, but it's 
fascinating.  I suspect the neutralization of hydronium or hydroxyl by the 
electrode current alters the concentration, hence the dynamic equilibrium; 
thus leading to rapid formation of more .  I further imagine this effect 
propagates to the neighboring water molecules.  Analogous perhaps to the 
speed of travel of an electron in a metal conductor vs. the speed of charge 
propagation.  I'll have to think a bit about the effect of the silver ions 
or the hydroxide on them.

Cabbage is good!  Anthocyanin, though, hmmm . . .
How about a series of neutral sensors across the active area . . . can you 
really pick up a Hall effect on such a diffuse and tiny signal?  Wow!!
  How about a mini-fish tank, flat sides, less visual distortion, close 
together, less volumetric spread, anyone who will put cabbage juice in 
their CS should be willing to chance a few molecules of acetic from mostly 
cured silicone rubber,  . . . maybe, . . . . sorta,  g
Or line the innards with polybag.  Dunno about sensor electrodes, kinda 
tricky but may be able to cancel out their electrolytic effects.  I could 
send you a few of the pH dipsticks I get, they don't bleed;

pH indicator strips, non-bleeding   Cat. #9590
colorpHast  pH  0-14
EM Reagents

Made in Germany   US Pat. 4,029,598   EM Science, 480 Democrat 
Road,  Gibbstown, NJ 08027


I see it all now:
Four thin glass droppers, capped and spaced along the area of interest, a 
strip in each.
Quickly he pulls all four stoppers simultaneously - the tubes fill, the 
strips color, the voltmeters record, the stoppers go back in as the 
sleepless experimenter tremblingly removes the . . . .  Oh, Shit!
one of the stoppers is missing!  The sensor slipped out the bottom!  The 
microvoltmeter is shorting out against the positive pole . . . Blue Smoke!


Hmmm, I think I need to get a little more rest; sleep dep. is usually 
counter-productive.

Take care,  Malcolm
P.S. more below

At 08:20 PM 10/12/03 -0400, you wrote:


url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63427.html
Re: CSRe: Measuring ppms
From: Malcolm Stebbins
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 03:21:54

  Hi Malcolm,

  I posted  this early this morning but it seems to  have disappeared.
  Sympatico has  been  unreliable  all week so I  assume  it  is lost.
  Please forgive  if it shows up later, but I wanted to thank  you for
  your excellent  comments and help on my question. I think  I figured
  it out - see if it makes sense to you.

  [... snip nice discussion on Bronsted Lowry Proton Transfer theory]

   Electrons cannot  propagate  in an electrolyte.  Current  flow is
   through the movement of ions only.

   BTW, Mike, this is not strictly true, but it may be so for aqueous
   electrolytes - dunno.

  I think it's true for any liquid electrolyte, but I'm not sure about
  solid polymers  such as film batteries. Do you know of  any examples
  of electron conduction in a liquid electrolyte?


Yes, Birch Reduction utilises a solution of electrons, not ions, in dry 
cold (I think alcohols, I'll have to look it up.)  Very pretty blue color.






   Hey, if water swaps protons around in the form of  hydronium ions,
   does that mean it's a semiconductor and 'holes' propagate??

  This is  amusing. The same thought occurred to me. I found  some web
  sites that  discussed the movement of protons  via  water molecules.
  This apparently  occurs  very  quickly  -  on  the  order  of  a few
  femtoseconds. So  movement  of   the   hydroxyl  ion  could  also be
  explained by proton transfer in the opposite direction.


And There Ya Go!!  Much more clearly than I said it!



  Ivan's data indicated the hydroxyl ion moves 6 times faster than the
  silver ion  under an applied field. This should  mean  the diffusion
  velocities whould  also be different by the same ratio. So I  set up
  an experiment  to  visualize the ions using  red  cabbage  juice and
  managed to get just the right amount to see both species.

  The ions met in the middle between the electrodes! This was amazing.
  It contradicted  everything I had learned up to that point.  This is
  described in experiment #2 at

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61491.html

  I was  too  astonished to take accurate notes of the  time,  and the
  hydroxyl ion  turned  the  solution   a   deep  color  that  made it
  impossible to see anything past the halfway point. So I repeated the
  experiment using  salt,  which did not show the  hydroxyl  ion. This
  gave the  approximate velocity of the silver ion, and  showed  it is
  much slower than even very gentle convection currents:

http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61527.html

  [...]

   The ones further away may know an electric field is  present, but
   their drift velocity due to the electric field is  perhaps orders
   of magnitude less than their thermal velocity, and