I use steam distilled water from walgreens. It reads 0.5 on the Hanna PWT initially.
Some visibly large silver plating out on the cathode could accidentally be consumed, which is why I filter. I just noticed a batch I finished had Hanna PWT reading of 12.4. Then I filtered it and let it sit for 8 hours now. Now it measures 9.5! That must mean there are fewer ions in the solution? Does that mean particles agglomerated? I wonder if that would have happened if I transferred it without filtering. I even if I didn't transfer it at all. Oh, you know what...I washed out the mason jar with distilled water before I transferred. I wonder if that technically adds more stuff to the solution that ions react with. Maybe the transfer jars should not even be washed? ~David On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:17 PM, needling around <ptf2...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > Hi, > Are you starting with distilled water? If you are, why are you filtering > your CS? I've only been doing it for a couple of months and I am using a > silverpuppy and I have never had to run the CS through a filter. > Maybe some of the 'oldsters' will comment???? :-) > PT > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* David AuBuchon <aubuchon.da...@gmail.com> > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Thursday, August 26, 2010 5:54 PM > *Subject:* CS>CS Questions! > > Lots of questions here! I guess the only "archives" to speak of are the > actual emails? I guess this group is intentionally low key. > > 1. Ions in solution: > > I've read that ionic silver is in pure water is saturated at 13.3PPM. I > have also read that there are not ions in the solution, but a combination of > silver oxide and silverhydroxide, and that each has roughly 13PPM saturation > point, so the total "ionic" silver could get as high as 26PPM. This > conflicts with the idea that only 13.3 can be reached. Can anyone explain > what the ions are actually doing in solution? Why wouldn't people brew up > to 26 PPM if that were the case. > > 2. Filtering: > > I use 2 layered white coffee filters to filter my CS. I read filtering may > cause particles to clump together, which I guess is called "agglomeration". > Is this really an issue? Also, I don't immediately trash the filters. I let > them sit in the funnel and if they still look clean, I use them next time. > Sometimes they turn weird colors. What is up with that? > > 3. Charred anode: > > Why does the anode turn black and look charred after brewing a batch. Is > that just the color of silver that is no longer smooth, but roughed up? > > 4. Sparklies: > > I think my particle size is real good, and the maker of the gen measured > it at 2 to 4 nanometers at CSL. Still it sometimes looks slightly yellow, > which makes me worry I am not clean enough in my process, and I am getting > large particles. I can see a faint tyndall with a laser pointer in pitch > black. In the stream of red light, I can see a tiny flash a light here and > there that looks like a tiny dust particle shining in the sunlight while > blowing through the air. They are by no means able to be isolated. Are > these the same thing as what people call "sparklies"? Is that an indication > of large particles? > > 5. Argyria: > > FYI, I think I have a mild sign of argyria. Only in the roof of my mouth > their is a grayish area. I keep an eye on it. > > 6. Making CS more effective: > > I read that 1 drop of 35% food grade H2O2 per 8 oz of CS can break up > particles into diatomic size particles! Is this for real? If this is the > case, then what does it matter what kind of generator is used? After adding > H2O2, it all ends up the same right? In fact, if you brew to a very high > PPM (which would tend to get larger particles), that may actually allow more > mass of silver to ultimately end up in the solution after treating it with > H2O2. From that standpoint, a bad generator might be best! How do you know > you've used enough H2O2? Is it more effective because of the new small > particles or for some other reason? I have had IV H202 with no effect. > Also, diatomic particles would be smaller than mesosilver? > > > FYI, I use a generator that runs on 2 double A batteries. Very very tiny > current. Takes 2.5 days to brew a quart to about 12PPM. > > Thanks, > ~David > > p.s. the digest mode hurts my foggy brain, and now I am trying individual > email subscription. I guess I am spoiled using yahoo groups were you don't > need to get emails. > >
