Hi Ivan, Didn't mean to be blatant. Was only trying to point out that people could get burned by unscrupulous operators and was also trying to show that the PWT worked with some accuracy whereas the TDS-1 has too much error and low resolution to be very useful..
Just trying to help. Trem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz> To: "Silver-List" <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 2:32 PM Subject: Re: CS Tester?? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Haack" <gvagraph...@jps.net> > > <snip> > > Both units are a "dissolved solids tester" useful for solutions, like > salt and water, and a solution by definition is when, say the salt, > becomes an integral part of the fluid, or water, the salt's disssolved > in. > > > > A true Colloid can not be a solution. There being lots of space > between the individual chunks or silver ions immersed in the distilled > water. This is my non techie definition. > > > > Both conductivity testers and TDS testers are the same item, excepting > that the TDS tester converts the microSeimen reading (multiplying from > 0.5 - 2.5 depending on the testers TDS factor) to ppm TDS. > > A true colloid can not be a solution...true enough, but clear CS sits > upon the dividing line between a colloid and a solution (0.1nm) and may > exibit the properties of a solution. > > > > > Now the cruncher. I've had CS accurately measured to 12 ppm by a > Spectrometer (Bob's) and the TDS-1 wil read "7". This brew was, and > remained, and still is crystal clear. The smaller your silver ions -- > the TDS-1 reading is well below the actual CS reading. Anyway, these > are my observations for what they're worth. also, the purer/cleaner your > DW, the less likely your CS will change color. Although I must admit a > light Chadonnay hue is attractive in CS!! > > > > The TDS-1 has a TDS factor of 0.5 and so a reading of 7 is equivalent to > 14uS. > 14uS being a reading of 12 ppm is a good correlation to that I and > others have found in clear or lightly coloured CS, witness Trems' > blatant sales pitch recently posted. > > > So the message appears to be -- if you start with reasonable water > you'll get good CS. If you want to really know what you are brewing, > then get the PWT (Pure Water Tester from Hanna). I still don't have one, > I use a digital multimeter and that's not perfect and not as good as the > PWT apparently, but good enough. Although I keep promising myself a PWT. > > > > New members should study the archives industriously for all the emails > on this subject. > > > > Indeed. > Ivan. > > > In Silvation, Douglas Haack > > > > -- > 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 > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
