Thanks for the compliment. I get confused when stuff is too complicated... ;-))
Sure, go ahead and use it. Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Arnold Beland [mailto:abela...@comcast.net] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:32 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>brewing question - and Rule of Thumb for CS > Concentration > > Nice post Dan, > > You have a knack for simplifying the process of making > colloidal silver. > When I attempt to do this I seem to be a unable to resist > referring to Faraday equations and so on. I would like very > much to include your explanation on my web page. > http://www.atlasnova.com/CSMakingInfo.htm > With attribution, of course. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Nave" <dan.n...@nilfisk-advance.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:01 AM > Subject: RE: CS>brewing question - and Rule of Thumb for CS > Concentration > > > I use a Rule of Thumb for estimating the maximum concentration of CS > that you can produce. This is for a 1 cup volume, if you are making a > pint (2 cups) it takes twice as long. If your current is 2 milliamps > instead of 1 milliamp, it will take half as long, etc. You can use > simple math like you use for doubling or halving a recipe for cooking, > etc. > > Silver deposition into the water is directly proportional to > the current > - more current gives more silver in the water. > > Current can be affected by > the surface area of the electrode - more area gives more current. > the spacing of the electrodes - closer electrodes gives more > current. > the conductivity of the water - very pure distilled > water will give > low current, but it will increase as you make more CS. > - warmer water will be more conductive. > > Concentration of CS (ppm) is equal to the amount of silver > per volume of > water. > ppm is milligrams of silver per liter of water. > > Also, some CS generators limit current, not letting it go over a set > amount, and some do not, in which case the silver is produced > faster and > faster as you brew. > > > My Rule of Thumb states: > > "The maximum concentration for 1 cup of CS made at 1 milliamp for one > hour would be 17ppm." > > This assumes that the current is at 1 ma from start to finish of the > hour. (If it took 1 hour for the current to go from zero to 1 ma then > the concentration would be approximately half (8.5ppm) for that hour, > assuming that the current increase is reasonably linear at > this stage.) > > These values are approximate and indicate the *maximum* concentration > you can get. Your effective CS concentration will be somewhat less. > > Using this value you can quickly get a rough estimate of your (max) CS > concentration by figuring out the number of cups in your jar, the run > time in hours, and the current in milliamps. > > Dan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dee [mailto:d...@deetroy.org] > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:27 AM > > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: CS>brewing question > > > > I understand why I have to have the electrodes at least 1 and > > a half inches apart and also understand that closer together > > will make a brew quicker, but probably less ppm. Can anyone > > tell me how some generators take seven or eight hours to make > > CS but others claim they make theirs in three hours or so? > > This is a quart quantity. Would that mean that their ppm is > > less? and how is this achieved. Many thanks. dee > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > >
