> Re: CS>CS Generation with Solar Panels > From: Ode Coyote > Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 05:08:52
> At 11:54 PM 5/10/2003 -0400, you wrote: >> Just got my 12 VDC 1.5 watt Solar Panels from Harbor Freight. >> Could I connect 3 panels in series to produce 36 VDC? This would >> be a way to generate CS if the power was out or out camping. >> Brickey > Yes > But you can also just use 12 volts and it'll work just fine..a bit > slower and probably make better CS because of the slowdown. > Ken It will work great! The reason is the initial resistance of dw is not constant with applied voltage. It decreases, so the initial current will still be enough to get the process started. Put a 33k to 75k in series to limit the current to ~200 uA per square inch of wetted surface. This is the ULVDC process (ULV for short). Run for 4 to 6 hrs and test with salt. Try it with an ordinary battery to verify. You will be very pleased with the results. The lower voltage gradient means the ion cloud at the cathode is not as concentrated. This reduces the probability the ions will form particles, and the particles that do form are smaller. So they don't coat the cathode with as much black crud, and don't fall to the bottom of the glass. The glass doesn't become coated with black stuff that you have to clean off, and less silver is wasted. More silver stays in solution, so it does a better job when you drink it. I sometimes get a faint straw color after several hours, but none of the stuff I've made has turned yellow and plated out. The stuff I made before was highly prone to plateout. More information should be posted soon. Best Regards, Mike Monett -- 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>
