Leigh writes: > Sounds as though I should probably get a PWT one of these days, though > my CS unit (one of Ode's) has an automatic cut-off, so I'm not as > concerned about the ppm in the CS as I am about the purity of the DW I > start with.
My sentiments exactly. > Which leads me to a couple more clarifications, if someone can tell > me... The TDS I have only has a range of 0-999, not 2000-- would that > have any bearing? (Does it make any difference in its sensitivity, or in > using it, or only that it is limited to measurements below 999ppm?) Shoot. I *thought* it went to 1999. No, it makes no difference in use in the range we're concerned with. > I noted in the discussion, some have used decimals, as in .06, etc. That's for the PWT, I imagine. It does have a decimal point or two available. It'll only go up to a hundred millisiemens, I think, which roughly corresponds to a couple hundred ppm. (Something like that. I'm doing this from memory.) > ... and Mike mentioned that DW for CS should be "between" 0 and 1 but > the TDS meter I have has only whole numbers, and does not have a > decimal point (at least not that I can see, even in good light with my > glasses...), so I have no "betweens", so to speak (perhaps I should > take what Mike said to mean *either* zero or one?). D'oh! That's exactly what I meant. In my experience, if the TDS-1 reads "about" zero, then it means the distilled water *is* about zero. A reading of 0 or 1 shouldn't give you any problems. > Thanks again... this really is *the* list for CS-- I have learned so > much here from lurking and reading (believe it or not, in light of my > current dilemma <g>) . I heard about this list on another CS list > several years ago, and had also heard that the brain trust here could > be a little cranky with those lacking like expertise, but I've never > found that to be true... and I've put it to the test on several > occasions. <g> Well, it says you've made the effort to learn the ropes and have an appropriately thickened hide. Unfortunately, a few people have been driven off by some, shall we say, less than sensitive treatment from some of our regulars in the past? > I just wish I had more to contribute, besides my gratitude. For every member that posts, there are at least 20 that lurk. The odds are very good that there are others who learn from the answers you get from asking your good questions. > CS came up recently on another, totally unrelated, list and someone > offering 'expert advice' gave directions for holding silver wire > between one's fingertips in tap water for a few seconds to make CS... I > kid you not. It wouldn't be "CS", per se, but might be sufficient to kill bacteria in the water after a few minutes... All the evidence we need to know that it is *our* responsibility to check out everything we read. <sigh> > Reading that really made me appreciate ya'll all the more... Thank you, Leigh! Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
