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CS>Colloidal Master Generator - Opinions
From: Lisa MacDonald
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 21:22:55
> Just looking for opinions about the Colloidal Master Generator.
> Has anyone here used it? What do you like or not like about it? [
> www.colloidal-metals.com www.wishgranted.com ]
> Looking at the information I thought this was what I wanted to buy
> as it seemed to be the easiest to use and reasonably priced.
> Everyone seems to really like and suggest the Silver Puppy though.
> I asked these questions about the Colloidal Master on another list
> and one person thought that I would need to also purchase an
> aquarium bubbler for stirring if I were to buy this generator?
> Any thoughts? Would I be better off with a Silver Puppy?
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Lisa
Hi Lisa,
The system looks like it would produce some form of cs, but I don't
see how they can figure it took fives years to design. It is not
that complicated.
I seriously question their claims that ion storms can affect the cs.
It tells me they know very little about ion storms and are trying to
use that as an excuse for lack of repeatability in their cs. I think
some of that comes from the way they drape the electrodes over the
side of the glass. It would be very difficult to get consistent
alignment and placement from one batch to the next.
The silverpuppy holds the electrodes firmly in place, so you don't
have to mess with the alignment.
To store the cs, they state:
"It is best to keep the clear glass canning jar container or lab
glass that the colloid is being made in a dark place or covered to
protect it from exposure to light. The use of a STEEL container
such as a coffee can or other containers such as large metal
popcorn corn containers like those found at Walmart (R). These
types of containers are thought to be made of tin, however; tin is
very expensive and steel is the metal most commonly used. The
reason steel is the first choice as a light shield around the jar
during production is that steel may also deflect the effects
emitted by the sun during solar events."
As Ken states, properly made cs does not require storage in dark
bottles:
"Fact is, properly made Colloidal Silver is not light sensitive
and any old glass or hard clear plastic "pop" bottle will do for
storage as long as it is very clean. [Rinse well with distilled
water before using]"
http://silverpuppy.com/current%20controlled%20CS%20generator.html
Then they go on with the most incredible gobblygook about the yellow
color being caused by plasmon absorption, and quote a single paper
on the subject:
"About the color of colloid"
To make sense of the colloidal silver color issue I will quote
from a paper by "Paul Mulvaney - Berich Strahlenchemie,
Hahn-Meiter institut, D - 1000, berlin, 39, Germany" Titled "
Colloidal Silver: Charge-Transfer Process and Photochemistry"
"In this report we present some recent results on charge-transfer
and chemisorbtion process on colloidal silver. It has been found
that the surface plasmon absorption band of colloidal silver,
which is responsible for the yellow color of silver sols, is very
sensitive to changes in the state of the colloid surface."
"The positively charged sols have a yellow-brown color, while
negatively charged sol particles are a pale yellow.)"
"The absorption band maxima is shifted to shorter wavelengths when
the particle becomes negatively polarized. Thus, the optical
spectrum can, in principle, be used to determine whether a silver
sol is negatively or positively polarized." "One difficulty is to
determine the wavelength of the absorption maximum when silver is
uncharged (i.e., at the so-called plasma null point or PNP.)" [End
quote]
Colloidal silver can appear to be light yellow to yellow-brown,
not because of excessive oxidation as is sometimes reported, the
consideration is the surface plasmon absorption band polarization.
The color is due to the light refraction of the yellow to yellow
brown part of the light spectrum. Colloidal silver can also appear
as a clear solution such as when the colloid is uncharged,
referred to as "stoichiometric".
There is no way this can be true. It is technobabble intended to
confuse you. The oxide particles form when Ag+ combines with OH-
Frank key measures the size of these particles in cs with his
ZetaSizer, an industry-recognized instrument. It works by measuring
the fluctuations in density of a solution caused by Brownain motion.
The technology is well understood and is accurate. It is used
throughout industry and is an invaluable tool for measuring particle
size in colloids.
If the color were caused by "surface plasmon absorption band
polarization" as they claim, the ZetaSizer would not work. Their
claim is simple technobabble.
I'm not sure what kind of support these people can offer. With these
kinds of explanations, I suspect they would try to snow you if you
ran into problems.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone from the company post to the
silver list. I'd sure like to talk with them about some of their
claims.
I'd go with the silverpuppy. Ken camps out here, and is available to
answer any questions about his generator, or about cs in general.
Ken gives straight answers on cs and knows what he is talking about.
Note these are only my opinions, which is what you requested.
Best Regards,
Mike Monett
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