The switching seems to shorten the life span of the silver. The coins seem to last longer, I wonder if it is because they are harder. I use Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins (2) which are down to about 30 percent of original size. I have made over 100 gallons CS in the last several years. Silver coins are harder than regular Silver, when a coin is stamped it hardens the silver. To soften it again you need to anneal it, ran it this when we tried to flatten coins into a larger surface area. Bob
-----Original Message----- From: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com [mailto:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com] On Behalf Of FRANK CUNS-RIAL Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:25 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>CS Electrodes List, I clean my silver electrodes with a very fine sand paper until they shine. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Medwith, Robert <mailto:robert.j.medw...@us.army.mil> To: 'cs' <mailto:silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: CS>CS Electrodes I personally never clean my electrodes, I have a CS generator that reverses current as it works. The electrodes do get dirty but I figure the filter will catch it. I just run each Gallon batch through 4 layers of brown (not bleached) coffee filter. I have a plastic hose 1/4 inch with plastic valve on end. I drip the CS through the filters slowly. I make batches from to 50 PPM and it all is and stays clear. Bob
