----- Original Message ----- From: <gd...@aol.com> Hi Gene You seem to be on to it. <snip> I > reversed the polarity on the next run and the deposits came loose and dropped > into the bottom of the jar or floated to the top as thin flakes. One > question I have is if the polarity is switched every minute, what happens to > these deposits? Are they kept in solution as colloidal silver or are they > just dropped to the bottom anyway but with little build up on the electrodes?
This is a question that I have studiously avoided discussing until now as I do not know the answer for certain and will not know until I build one of these polarity switchers. I suspect the deposits enter the solution as uncharged silver particles, and do not necessarily fall out as the polarity is generally switched before the build up on the cathode is noticable to the naked eye. > I put a plastic lid on the jar and left the contents sit without the > electrodes in it till the next day. The color turned a rich gold by then. I > have no way to judge the PPM of this solution. But what I would like to know > is, with the greater surface area of these bars and the distance between them > being different with different set ups, can one just use the current strength > as a judgment as to the silver being put into solution over a certain time > period? Yes but only referenced to a particular set up including water. > And by keeping this at a lower rate, control the silver micron size > by lowering the "blast off" rate? I have seen where some have inserted a > resistor to limit voltage/amperage in these setups. Does this not slow down > the early formation of the solution when the resistance of the same is high? Not really, the initial resistance of distilled water is so high that the addition of 10K ohms or so as a current limiter makes little difference. > Would not the control of the current be better as some have suggested along > with polarity switching? It would seem to me that this would give better > control under the chances of other variables like electrode size, distance > apart, solution concentration, etc. Am I correct in this reasoning? In > doing this, it would seem that changes in electrode size and other factors > could be discounted more. Why... the only difference is in the work done per unit time. As the delivery of current is staggered in these systems, the work takes longer to do (and some may be undone at each polarity reversal). But all other factors remain the same as far as I can see. > Thanks for any comments that those of you with more experience can give me. Pleasure. > I have been buying my colloidal silver for some time and I use it to control > infections as I have a chronic lung disease. I have found that when I get an > infection that starts to limit my breathing, by putting colloidal silver in a > nebulizer setup, I can help keep these infections down and get relief > quickly. Much more quickly than with antibiotics. It has been a very > positive help for me. > > Gene Downey Regards - Ivan. -- 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>
