Ken, Theoretically 0.79 V above the 0V set by a standard hydrogen electrode (bubbling hydrogen over a platinum electrode I think).
I should think that a single 1.5V cell would do something over a day or so. Ivan. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ode Coyote [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2001 12:43 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>newbie question/oldbie question > > > A high voltage helps push current through highly resistive distilled > water but the water becomes less resistive with process time and the > current draw increases. You can start with many nine volt batteries at > first but should reduce the voltage as the process goes to > keep the current > draw down. Ending up with one battery is good. > Starting out with one battery is OK but can take a very long > time. Any > voltage over 3v [I think] will work. Ivan can tell you what > the absolute > minimum is. > ken > > At 09:08 AM 11/27/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:00 AM > >Subject: CS>newbie question > > > > > >> OK-I got my first set of silver rods, my three 9 volt > batteries and my > >> alligator clips. I've made umpteen 2 cup batches using 4 > different brands > >of > >> DW,(the first batch was yellow, all others were clear and > it all has a > >> slightly bitter taste.) Now, I want to know, what do I > have to do to > >increase > >> the amount I make in each batch? I'm brewing it, according to my > >directions, > >> for 1 hour,(I wipe off the rods and stir the water after > the first 30 > >> minutes,)-if I want to make double or quadruple the > amount, or even a > >gallon, > >> do I need more power? How much more? Longer brewing time? > I'm thinking of > >> getting a small fish tank to make it in-would the bubbles > be a good idea? > >> (Sort of like stirring. . .) Sorry if these questions seem SOOOO > >elementary > >> to some of you, but I've just started :-) > > > >I don't have any answers for Kathryn, but would like to add > more questions > >to this. > >After many moons of using my trusty CS generators, I am > getting ready to do > >the homemade alligator clip routine (I bought some lovely > silver that I'm > >itching to use). > > > >1) What is the advantage to using many 9 volt batteries in a > row, as opposed > >to one? > > > >2) Also, is one 12 volt battery okay to use instead of a 9 volt? > > > >Thanks. > >Colloid > > > > > >-- > >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: > >[email protected] -or- > [email protected] > >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
