CS>Ever-Living Liver

1999-05-29 Thread alonzow
Chuck wrote: I knew a guy that took Carter's Little Liver Pills for over 20 years. When he died, they had to beat his liver to death with a stick Too bad - would have made a good transplant. Alonzo Get free e-mail and

CS>Current Limiting Device - Need Help

1999-05-28 Thread alonzow
Dear Bob Berger: I sent you two private e-mails in the last week, not sure if either got through. I'm trying to make a current limiter for the 27 or 36 VDC generator as you described awhile back, but am having trouble getting the parts you called for. LM-317 - Places here have LM-317T and vari

CS>Solar Alkaline Battery Chargers

1999-05-24 Thread alonzow
Dear Sharon: You wrote: >But today, I have not been able to find a simple charger that will charge the 9-volt alkaline batteries. The little Sears unit I described above did 9-volt just fine. I can find a charger that will do the rechargable 9-volt batteries but I've never liked the rechargable b

CS>Ankh! Ankh!

1999-05-21 Thread alonzow
Chuck wrote to Bob: >I store allof my experiomental runs of CS in clear coke bottles so that I >can watch them. You GOTTA get a life!!! Chuck Ankh if you love Isis << Ho Ho - pretty good. I'm sure it beats watching re-runs of Bowling for Dollars!! Ankh! Ankh! Regards, Alonzo alon

CS>Electrocomplication

1999-05-20 Thread alonzow
>Its starting to get complicated!!! :-/ < Yeah... and interesting. Gosh, we're only talking about silver and water here, but the water is getting deep! OK, I'm taking a break to ponder, and I've ordered a book from my public library on electrochemisty. In the meantime I want to make one of Bob

CS>Yet more electrochemistry

1999-05-19 Thread alonzow
Ivan: Thanks again for your help. I'm getting it! Like you, I have a non-professional interest in chemistry and spent many happy hours as a child among the beakers and test tubes of my chemistry sets. You wrote: >The solution itself is not neutral at the end of the process, there is a net p

CS>Sure Bet Little System

1999-05-19 Thread alonzow
Dear Taylor: Try this: MAKING A CS MAKER Buy some 14 ga. .999 fine silver wire either from a jewelry supply store, or from our supplier on the list (Marsha?) One ounce would last you for years. This is your long lead time item, so do it first. At the grocery, get a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup,

CS>More electrochemistry questions

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
Ivan (and All): Your explanation was most helpful. Still a few gaps for me, though. As I understood the original equations which Mr. Crowcroft posted, the reactions at the anode and cathode must balance, no? That is, for every electron stripped away from the silver at the anode, an electron mus

CS>More electrochemistry Questions

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
Ivan (and All): Your explanation was most helpful. Still a few gaps for me, though. As I understood the original equations which Mr. Crowcroft posted, the reactions at the anode and cathode must balance, no? That is, for every electron stripped away from the silver at the anode, an electron mus

CS>More electrochemistry questions

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
Ivan (and All): Your explanation was most helpful. Still a few gaps for me, though. As I understood the original equations which Mr. Crowcroft posted, the reactions at the anode and cathode must balance, no? That is, for every electron stripped away from the silver at the anode, an electron mus

CS>Dear Marsha

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
Dear Marsha: I know what point Crowcroft was making, I know what point you are making, and we don't agree. Lets keep it off this list, is the point I was making. Pppppttptp!!! Love, Alonzo alon...@usa.net Get free e-mail

CS>Pyrex Measure

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
{ I have a 16 ounce pyrex measuring cup, can I use that to make the silver? I'm afraid pyrex may have some metal added? What do you all use for your glass? My drinking glasses are too small. Mary } That's exactly what I use, a 2 cup glass kitchen measure. Works great! And Robert's standard

CS>Gratuitous Gun Control Comments

1999-05-18 Thread alonzow
To the writer of the following: "(But then I am not in the USA where kids seem to regularly shoot up schools because they all have free access to handguns! My kids here in australia have never even seen a real handgun or rifle. In Hong Kong the very possession of a bullet can send you to jail. So

CS>Peter Crowcroft & Electrochemistry

1999-05-17 Thread alonzow
I am one of these 5 day/week listmembers, so I got the whole load of Crowcroft material this morning. I am pleased at how well you all answered his salvo - nice job! Let me say that I make CS using the LVDC method and I have learned a lot from the recommendations on the list. I and my family hav