Chuck, If you have a strong Tyndall, then I suspect your TDS1 is kaput or you are not manufacturing charged particles. Maybe you are arcing and producing AgO.
Ivan ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles King <ck...@global2000.net> > Well, for those of us trying home-built HVAC generators, I'd like to report on > a promising modification. > > I make my CS (lately) by the HVAC method using a 9kv neon transformer and a jug > that holds about 3/4 gal of distilled water. > Following all the talk that the 36vdc folk were doing concerning current > limiting, I wondered if it would apply to the HVAC protocol also. > > 1. We surmise that, all things being equal, clear sol is better than colored > sol because particle size is smaller and thus more effective. > 2. Someone (I think it was Marshal) said process temperature kept lower > produced the smallest particle size. > 3. Current kept in the range of <3 ma durring generation produced small > particle size. > 4. It is the nature of neon transformers to self limit in the range of 30 ma. > > My normal setup would be to run for 2 hours with the 9 kv xfmer. It would > produce golden CS and the jug would be almost too hot to handle right away. > > My modification was to put 10 megs of resistance in the circuit. > > The result was a smaller cone on the short electrode, practically no > temperature rise of the sol, no color change of the sol, and a run of 7 hrs in > length before I ended it. I get a strong tyndall but right now I can't detect a > taste change. > Rather than trying to create a constant current generator I started with the > simplest limiter, a resistance. 5x2megx2watt! > I have no idea of ppm. My TDS1 read 001 before and after the generation. > > Comments? > Chuck > Back off, man--I'm a scientist > > > -- > 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> >