I have 3 9V batteries, hooked up together, then 2 fine silver wires,
.999 purity, connected with alligator clip wires. It is most essential
to get the best distilled water you can get, no matter what generator
you are using. I have a potentiometer (adjustable resistor) to limit
the current. Radio Shack probably has everything. here we go to a
surplus place called Axeman.
I started out with 3 batteries, wires with alligator clips on the end,
and fine silver wire, the bigger the better, 10 or 12 gauge. My husband
picked up the silver for me at a jeweler's supply when he went for
something else. I had a voltmeter/ammeter/ohmmeter for the house, and I
hooked it up for fun to see what was going on with the solution over
time. It is not necessary, but I enjoy that kind of thing. I had to
watch the brew carefully to see when to unhook it, watching and timing
the brew.
I didn't like having to watch it so carefully, even though it was
interesting to watch (for awhile), so I got a potentiometer (100k ?)
and put it in line (in series), and checked the resistance with the
multimeter. This sets a ceiling on the current for the most part, so it
doesn't get away from you and form too many grey fuzzies on the end of
the wire. It seems to work really well, although really slowly, at less
than .3mA. I got a new multimeter for Christmas that goes down to
micro Amps, so that would be 300 microAmps (Radio Shack comes through).
Another present I got for myself is the Com 100 conductivity meter
(silverpuppy site), so I can check both the distilled water and the ppm
of the resulting brew.
A quart of distilled water that measures less than 2uS took me about 24
hours to get up to 10 ppm with the current limiter (aka potentiometer).
The thing the potentiometer does for me is keeps the particles from
hooking up and getting bigger, so the particle size stays very small. I
am not sure it matters, really, the CS works either way, this is just
what I am doing at the moment.
The www.silvermedicine.org site is really good for information; here is
a link that is similar to my set up, but I added the potentiometer :
You can do the whole shebang from this site, excellent directions:
http://www.silvermedicine.org/basicgenerator.html
here's another site with other options for designs:
http://www.colloidalsilver.com.au/FREE-DIY.html
Here's another site, uses a 6 V DC electric plug, but you don't need
the bubbler if the current is below about .3 mA:
http://chetday.com/colloidalsilvergenerator2.htm
Best Wishes,
Kathryn
On Aug 27, 2007, at 7:20 AM, faith gagne wrote:
Hello Kathryn. I wold like to know how to make a simple generator.
Would you post those sites? Thanks.
Faith
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Hi, Jen,
I make my own with a simple homemade set up with 3 batteries. It is
not as simple as buying a generator, but I think it is easy. I just
have to check it now and then.
Since I do not have a commercial machine, I can only tell you what
others have said that I remember- Silver Gen and Silver Puppy are two
that I heard are good. You don't have to watch them, and I think they
turn off automatically. The only thing you have to worry about then
is getting really pure water- it has to have nothing else in it, or
you end up making silver compounds instead of ionic silver. Here is
the US, we use distilled water, I forget what it is called in the UK,
and I have NO idea what the equivalent would be in NZ.
I bought a meter for testing the electrical conductivity of water,
and I test my water before I make a batch. If it is less than2uS I
use it. Sometimes, depending on the brand it comes out far higher
than that, the worst was maybe 10uS or so, I just drank that one.
www.silvergen.com
www.silverpuppy.com
Both guys are honest and know what they are doing, so I don't think
you can go wrong there.
If you want to make a simple generator, I can help you, or can steer
you to one of several good sites for doing it.
Kathryn
On Aug 26, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Jen Longshaw wrote:
Hi
I've just joined this list. My name is Jen and I live in New
Zealand. Have used colloidal silver on and off for the past couple
of years with some good results. In particular I want to put it in
my pets' drinking water to maintain good health. I have come to the
big decision to buy my own generator but I am not too sure what I
should be looking for. Is expensive better? So many manufacturers
make huge claims and I'm becoming confused. Hope you can help.
Jen
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