Hi Jaxi,
This was my thinking exactly, but was just wanting to hear other
experiences. I am not afraid of any of the flakey top-floaters. I agree,
that in the process of cleaning the electrodes you actually introduce more
sludge into the water in removing the rods. I am using a 24oz jar of
distilled water (via H20Labs [ http://www.h2olabs.com/ ]) and it does take a
long time. I am making my second batch now and I am being more diligent
cleaning the electrodes more often.
Thanks for your response,
CT
> The purer your starting water and the more water in the container the longer
> it takes. I do a quart at a time with distilled water and it typically takes
> more than 12 hrs and less than 18 hrs on polarity switching auto shut off. I
> don't watch it. I don't pull it out mid cycle and wipe off the silver rods -
> which is more likely to introduce contaminants into the process in my
> opinion. Some people "prime the pump" so to speak by putting some of their
> last batch into the jar so that it will process faster - your choice.
>
> Yes, a little bit of the stuff that builds on the silver rods (I forget the
> technical name) will escape into the EIS, but at least for me it is really a
> tiny amount. And it will also settle to the bottom of the container so if you
> don't want to drink it, don't - use that for topical or other application.
> Personally I am just not that worried about that stuff, I have a hard time
> believing it will harm me in any way if I swallow some of it. But if you are
> bothered by it just run your finished product through a coffee filter.
>
> Peace,
>
> Jaxi
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM, CT <ch...@saucyenterprizes.com> wrote:
>> Hi Neville,
>>
>> Being new to CS making, I am detecting that I have purchased a a ³bells and
>> whistles² machine. What type of machine do you recommend, or build yourself?
>> I am fine staying with the production and cleaning the electrodes. My first
>> batch took far longer than I thought it would, and I was watching it until I
>> went to sleep. When I awoke a few hours later the batch was done.
>>
>> How long should a batch take? I am making mine in a squared off 24oz Ball
>> canning jar.
>>
>> Thanks for the continued advice,
>> CT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I take 30ml {1 ounce I believe} every morning before breakfast when the
>>> mouth is driest, been doing this for several years. If I feel some issue
>>> coming on, like cold or flu or whatever, I up that dose to a 250ml glass {8
>>> ounces I believe}, and I may do that for a couple of days.
>>>
>>> And I'd be removing those electrodes every 30 minutes to clean them, if you
>>> think they need cleaning or not, regardless if the unit has auto shutoff or
>>> polarity reversal or whatever. Mid cycle over 6 hours is nowhere near good
>>> enough for me [opinion].
>>>
>>> All that polarity reversal will do is blow any stuff off the electrode
>>> straight back into the water, hence decanting or skimming or whatever will
>>> be required to clean the solution up. Between the time frames for polarity
>>> reversal there WILL be some buildup on the electrode {no matter how minute
>>> that buildup may be}, and after continual polarity reversal over a given
>>> time frame that buildup blown off the electrode at each time frame will
>>> accumulate and end up in the solution, hence the need for decanting or
>>> whatever.
>>>
>>> Some things just don't work satisfactorily for my liking, diligence and
>>> attention to the production process means more to me than 'setting and
>>> forgetting'. If I was on dialysis I'd have to remain in one place for the
>>> duration, can't set it up and then go shopping, or go to bed during the
>>> process.
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: I got nothing against those units with the bells and whistles
>>> by the way, that's personal choice...but I won't own or use one, for the
>>> reasons you quoted.
>>>
>>> N.
>>>
>>> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:26:29 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: CS>First Batch of CS
>>> From: ch...@saucyenterprizes.com <http://ch...@saucyenterprizes.com>
>>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com <http://silver-list@eskimo.com>
>>>
>>> Re: CS>First Batch of CS Thanks for the response Asif,
>>>
>>> I did, indeed, wipe the negative electrode silver clean mid-cycle. I think,
>>> all-in-all it was a pretty successful batch and I had my first ³swallow²
>>> this morning. I took about 1/2 ounce shot, held it in my mouth for about 5
>>> min and then swallowed. No immediate reactions. I have a wart on one finger
>>> that I will be watching as sort of the ³test results area.² I am generally
>>> healthy however and wonder what sort of initial program dosage I should go
>>> on. I was planning on 1 ounce daily (1/2 morn and 1/2 night). Any thoughts
>>> or suggestions on this?
>>>
>>> Thanks again to all,
>>> CT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I would decant into the final vessel and stop just before the sludge starts
>>>> pouring out.
>>>> I do not believe the floaters at the top should be a problem
>>>> Also make sure you wipe and clean your electrodes even mid cycle so that
>>>> the sludge is at a minimum
>>>> If you're excessively creating sludge then you may wish to lower your
>>>> current a bit. I would go no higher than 1ma per square inch squared
>>>> maximum.
>>>> For example I brew with a 6 inch squared surface area and I brew at 2.5 ma
>>>> roughly with constant current control. And it doesn't turn yellow, however
>>>> whenever I approach 1ma per square inch squared then the liquid will colour
>>>> slightly towards amber.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On 10 Mar 2012, at 15:43, "CT" <ch...@saucyenterprizes.com
>>>> <http://ch...@saucyenterprizes.com> <http://chris%40saucyenterprizes.com
>>>> <http://chris%40saucyenterprizes.com/> > > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> First Batch of CS Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just made my first batch of CS. I think it came out pretty good, but now
>>>>> I am left with a quandary: I have some thick silvery sludge at the bottom
>>>>> of my jar and some smaller flakey silver floating on top of the CS liquid.
>>>>> I don¹t have any ³approved² filtration method in place and I would like to
>>>>> decant the liquid, however I am tempted to paper-towel the top of the
>>>>> liquid to remove the flakey pieces. I think I can decant without getting
>>>>> any of the bottom sludge into the new container.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any advice would be very appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Chris Thomas
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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