The type of bulb you are looking for is one that will draw 40 milliamperes of current at 28 Volts (in other words, if you hooked this bulb up to 3 9-volt batteries it would draw 40 milliamperes of current). If you hook it up to 4 9-volt batteries you are putting it on 36 volts. This will draw more current by the same ratio as the voltages, that is 36/27 times 40 = 53+ milliamperes. This bulb will glow very brightly, but probably will not burn out. So...it is ok to use. The only real purpose of the bulb is to limit the current if your electrodes short out (as they probably will), and would otherwise draw a lot of current and drag your batteries down. This is all very simple stuff (for an Aggie Electrical Engineer) - I don't know why you find it confusing - they teach it in Electrical Engineering 101! :>)
God Bless Dean -----Original Message----- From: Michael C McNeill [mailto:firew...@juno.com] Sent: Thursday, May 14, 1998 7:19 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: second effort first effort - 4x 9v batteries in tap-water We sprayed that particular batch on the garden today. second effort - underway now; 4x 9v batteries in steam-distilled water, heated in a coffee-maker pot on the stove. Do I keep the fire to the water until the batch is done, or just preheat the water? About this 40mA bulb... I went to Radio Shack this eve, and the helpful clerk said all his bulbs were too big - 1v or more. What sort of bulb should I use in my "machine" that is 40mA? Maybe if I knew what sort of bulbs were 40mA, I'd know where to look to buy one. My silver wires both bubbled up nicely when I put them in the water. Now, I'm just waiting to watch the streamers start forming... cya!! <<Michael>> firew...@juno.com http://members.tripod.com/~Outlands homesteading/survival/self-reliant living (and some fun hobbies, too!) _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -- 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> -- 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>
