Since my last post re Smoky CS using my own distilled water,I have run a few 
tests and here are some of the results.The distiller has put through approx 288 
Litres[79+ US gallons]of H2O and the one that was used to make CS[smoky] was [2 
litres  from 75th gallon] .Tap water here is highly acidic and is laced heavily 
at this time of year with Chlorine;which can fluctuate from day to day.So I 
chose a day when Ch was higher than normal.For testing I used an Armaco 
multimeter/fixed probes and an Aquarium PH tester.I used a candy Thermometer 
for temp readings. 

                              PH                       Ohms R                   
    Temp
Tap H2O               7.0                       35k                             
    60 F [fresh from tap]

Ist distill                6.6                        70k                       
          64 F

Double distill          6.0                      130k                           
      "

tap H2O                 7.0                        40k                          
       "
@ room temp

1st distill treated     7.4                      12K                            
     74 F
with concentrace 
minerals @ 10 
drops/litre

Single distill[2 litres] 
used for CS 
@ 25VDC,1ma current   7.2 PH          100K resistance           60 F 
4 hrs.,SMOKY colour

Double distill  for CS @
25VDC, 1ma for 2 hrs.    6.6 PH         80 K resistance           60 F

I hope there is somebody out there who can make a sensible conclusion out of 
the above.As somebody said earlier,it seems as tho the distiller is letting 
impurities,like Ch come through in the first distilling,but,in the second,it's 
mostly stopped,this is the way I read it.If the first stuff is used for CS,what 
would the compounds be? I am not a chemist and didn't do well in that subject 
in school.
Many thanx.
Harold






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