There would be no Tyndall cone in a solution devoid of any particles, indeed, a CS made with low current density and current regulation will have a cone so faint, that it is impossible to see unless in a darkened room. Many CS generators are not current controlled and do allow a build up of up to 15% to 20% larger particles and therefore do display a distinct cone. Ionic solution makers are looking for little in the way of a Tyndall Effect. A laser pointer is ideal for producing a cone which is compact and easy to see. The cone should be homogenous and have no individual points of light (sparkles), which would indicate very large particles and a less than ideal brew. A laser pointer does not produce a light beam in a solution.
Yes, I think it is fair to say you have been mislead. Regards Ivan. > -----Original Message----- > From: elixsil...@citlink.net [mailto:elixsil...@citlink.net] > Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2002 4:02 p.m. > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>buying cs instead of making it. > > > On ionic silver: why do those who promote it as better use > the Tyndall test > as a way to "see" the particles? Tyndall spoke of a glowing > cone in his > work. There is no cone in solutions of ionic silver- and > those that do this > test on ionic silver use a laser rather than a flashlight. > What's up with > that? I want to see a cone not some little flecks in a beam > of light. That's > what the Tyndall test is. A misleading bit of information > methinks... and if > some misleading info is used- how much more is there? > -- 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>
