If you are using a multimeter on the ohms range to measure the conductivity of your solution you may be putting yourself in harms way. These meters use a DC source voltage for resistance measurements, usually a 9 volt battery. This is enough voltage to start the process of electrolysis from one probe to the other. I believe that most of these probes are nickel plated. Nickel ions are very bad for you. A proper conductivity meter uses a relatively low AC voltage at 400 cycles ore more to eliminate the very phenomena. Best Regards, Arnold Beland
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Moody" <a...@new.co.za> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 4:12 AM Subject: Re: CS>Re CS > Strange phenomena > Well Done Harold for doing the work. > What are you using as resistance probes? I think that these should > always be the same wetted area, and distance apart for consistent > results. And of course they shouldn't corrode while measuring :) > > The first five Ohms readings look logical. > > I don't understand why the pH should vary with distillation and my guess > is that distilled water would go to normal, 7.0 pH. This looks like a > problem. Ummm 'they' usually try to make the water slightly alkaline in > order to hold more chlorine and to prevent corrosion. Have you checked > calibration of the pH meter? > > The last two readings; are those after you have made CS? Not much sense > here, to my little mind. > > You could try testing some samples for change with standing time. > Distilled water is degassed water to a certain extent and allowing it > to stand will allow absorption of CO2 at least, which will change the > readings. > > BTW chlorine abbreviation is Cl > > Have fun, > Tony > > > > > > Harold MacDonald wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.362 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 5/7/02 > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > 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> >