Hi Bruce, FYI, Deionized water is commonly used in battery manufacturing and large motive power applications;
http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html Regards, Jamie >>> Bruce Geddes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/02/08 6:58 PM >>> > And one final question: In my original post I asked if deionized water was > the same as distilled water. Nobody addressed this question. The customer > said he investigated (Wikipedia, I think) and found no difference. Any > other > opinions, or (even better) definitive answers on this? > > Thank you, > Allan at PosE An interesting post Allan and a pretty thorough run down on what happened - thank you for the information. To the best of my understanding deionised water has been passed through an ion exchange filter so any reactive particles are removed. Distilled water has been distilled (evaporated and condensed) and this does not mean it is totally unreactive. Any volitile compounds in the water may have been distilled also and still be in solution. It will be sterile though. The water I source here in New Zealand (maybe not availalble in the States) has been through both processes and is sold as a food grade product for manufacturing tinctures etc. Dirt cheap from a bulk retail store unlike distilled water which is pretty pricey. Bruce Geddes PowerOn _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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