exc! thank you Ode!
> On Mar 28, 2017, at 3:30 AM, Ode Coyote <[email protected]> wrote: > > Voltage is nearly irrelevant. > A higher voltage will allow more current to flow in a less conductive > solution which gets you to an ideal amperage over the surface area of the > electrodes faster. > If the current isn't limited to that ideal, excessive voltage allows > "runaway" to happen. > If the voltage is high enough and the power supply big enough to not just > melt or catch fire, the water will boil away. > > As the electrodes 'wear' they also get pitted and rough. That rough surface > increases the surface area as the electrodes get thinner. > Current discharge concentrates in points, corners and edges. ["lightening > rods" are pointy for a reason] > Rectangular electrodes will erode into spears, straight wire electrodes, into > needles...both getting shorter and shorter...reducing surface area. > > Too much current on too little electrode will super saturate the water at and > near the electrodes surface forcing the ions to find something to make > molecules with ["particles"] > For the most part, that will be oxygen produced by the electrolysis of the > water making silver oxide *in the water* ["Golden Mist"] turning the batch > yellow to brown..even black. > Using a lower current , that oxide stays on the electrode where reversing > the polarity can turn it back into silver ions, or it can be wiped off. > > Bending the tips away from each other to increase distance at these discharge > points helps to prevent that. > > Flat electrodes have significant back side which doesn't contribute much to > available surface area. > Round wire electrodes have little backside effect and if the ends aren't in > the water, tip discharge is eliminated. > > Ode > >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:48 PM, bob Larson <[email protected]> wrote: >> surface area keeps shrinking. >> as long as there's enough it's good? >> >>> On Mar 27, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Jerry Durand <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You get MUCH better results using constant current. You need to calculate >>> the current needed based on the surface area of your silver electrodes. >>> >>>> On 03/27/2017 07:08 AM, okierspike wrote: >>>> I went on line to a salvage company and bought 2 power units for 10 >>>> dollars apiece. They are ac to dc 30 volt and 750 mili amps. As far as >>>> stirring i give my rods a shake and switch polarity at the halfway point. >>>> From my research 30 volt is the target. Any feed back is appreciated. >>>> >>>> Craig >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. >>> www.interstellar.com >>> tel: +1 408 356-3886 >>> @DurandInterstel >>> >>> -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. >>> Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic >>> discussions: List Owner: Mike Devour >
