George wrote: > DC Electricity.101 tells you that 3 batteries in series MUST be of > the SAME electrical size as to voltage/amperage/capacity. This is a > NO-NO!!! > > Of course it will work for awhile BUT the output volage/amperage > will drop when the smaller battery is exhausted.
And if you keep trying to use the setup after the small battery is discharged you'll fry the smaller battery entirely. It seems that Cisco's plans would work for anyone who was willing to be careful and was fully concious of the risks involved. But the design is rough, without safeguards. How would we fix the problems? I suppose just use 4 identical batteries for 36 volts, or 2 for 24. Use a ballast lamp just like on the small setups, but you'd have to experiment to find out just what sort of current flow would be required. Probably end up with an array of 12 volt bulbs with current ratings in the several hundred milliamps to low amps range. Remember too that we're probably talking about a system to be used for livestock and/or foliar application to crops. That may mean that Cisco wasn't even planning to use distilled water. It wouldn't be particularly important what kind of bucket was used either, as long as it wasn't metal. If we wanted to do the experiments, I bet we'd be able to make it work. Sounds like Deb would rather *NOT* have to do all that, however, and I don't blame her. <grin> Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@mail.id.net ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
