Posted by: Off the Grid Girls | November 26, 2007

Basic Colloidal Silver Generator

BASIC COLLOIDAL SILVER GENERATOR

PARTS NEEDED:

  • Two, 6″ lengths of .999 pure silver flat 3/32″ wide wire.
  • Two alligator clip leads, approximately one foot long, of 18 to 22 gauge stranded wire.
  • One 16 oz. glass jar.
  • One small eyedropper type bottle for saline solution.
  • Three, 9 volt batteries (normal radio or smoke alarm size).
  • One gallon jug of distilled water - not tap water.

MAKE SALINE SOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

  • Mix one level teaspoon of sea salt with four (4) ounces of distilled water.
  • Fill eyedropper bottle with saline solution and store the rest in the refrigerator.
  • (After the first batch of colloidal silver is made, a few drops of CS in the saline solution will prevent bacterial growth.)

TO MAKE COLLOIDAL SILVER:

  • 1. Snap the three batteries together in series: ( + - + - + -) (One of the batteries will appear upside down.) The batteries can be attached to a board with velcro straps to hold them in place.
  • 2. Add 16 ounces of distilled water to jar or glass (tall and narrow is better than short/wide).
  • 3. Place silver wires over open mouth of jar.
  • 4. Make sure the two silver wires don’t touch!

  • 5. Attach clip leads to the two silver wires.
  • 6. Attach the other ends of the clip leads to the two exposed terminals on the battery pack.
  • 7. Add 4 drops of saline solution to glass or jar (to improve conductivity of the water).
  • 8. Set an audible timer for 10 minutes. You will notice one silver wire (cathode) releasing hydrogen bubbles and the other wire releasing a grey cloudy “mist” into the water (anode +).
  • 9. Disconnect the clip leads after 10 minutes.
  • A. You now have a 5 to 7 ppm solution of colloidal silver. There is no apparent benefit in making a stronger solution.
  • B. With a pint jar you can make 16 ounces of colloidal silver in 10 to 14 minutes.
  • 10. Leave the dark oxide on the anode wire. Do not clean it off until immediately before using it again for the next batch, but use it as the cathode next time to even out the wear on the wire.
  • 11. Store colloidal silver in dark brown glass bottles (32 oz large mouth beer bottles with screw caps work well). DO NOT store colloidal silver in metal or plastic containers.
  •         Store the bottles of colloidal silver in a warm dark place away from sunlight: colloidal silver  is photosensitive and may change chemically.  Shake or swirl bottle before each use.
  • 12. It is important that colloidal silver be made in distilled water.

    • SUGGESTED USES OF COLLOIDAL SILVER:

    • Daily maintenance dose = 2 ounces for gargle, then swallow.
    • Moderate illness = 2 ounces three times daily.
    • Severe illness = 3 ounces three times daily.

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    No other web site descirbes using some saline solunto to help comductivity. Isn’t it going to cause unwanted reaction in the electorolysis?
    Bob

    By: Bob Howard on December 3, 2007
    at 11:44 pm

    Hi Bob,
    From what I have found in my research, some say to use the saline solution, some say don’t…some say it doesn’t matter.
    Many recommend that a saline solution be used as a simple diagnostic tool to ensure that the generator still has power. Here is how to perform the test. Add some tap water to a glass. Then add a few drops of saline solution to the glass. Place the generator over the glass as you normally would to produce colloidal silver. If you see bubbles on one wire or the typical white cloud of silver chloride emitting from the other wire, be assured that your generator is functional. If the saline test works and your generator is not producing bubbles when using distilled water and no saline solution (as recommended), you are most likely not allowing the unit to operate long enough and may need to warm up your water to see better results. Also, check your silver wires and be sure they are fully inserted into the connectors.
    Saline is not a NECESSARY ingredient in making colloidal silver.
    Here’s a bit more of what I found:

    Should I use saline solution?

    Originally, people used the saline solution to increase the conductivity of the water to drive the silver producing process more quickly. However, when producing CS using saline solution, a compound call silver chloride is produced. Recently the FDA made a statement that silver chloride may lead to Argyria. We are not aware of supporting research, however, it is not a point worth disputing as it is completely unnecessary to use saline solution to produce colloidal silver.

    What is Argyria?
    Argyria is a condition that is caused by mild silver proteins (MSP) or colloidal silver proteins (CSP). Silver can be combined in industry with proteins to stabilize the silver in liquid suspension. This was more commonly done in silver suspensions used in nasal sprays back in the 40’s and 50’s. The problem with this procedure is that these particles are large enough to become trapped in body tissues. Once exposed to sunlight, the silver grains are exposed just as a photograph creating a gray hue to the skin tissue. However, when making colloidal silver with a generator, such as the CSG unit, using the electrolytic process, no evidence has been reported leading to this condition.

    Thanks for the input and the question Bob : )
    Keep ‘em coming.
    Blessings for a Happy and Safe Holiday Season!
    Cordi

    By: Off the Grid Girls on December 4, 2007
    at 6:17 am

    Why shouln’t I use tap water but distilled water?
    What about using bottled water?

    By: pia on January 15, 2008
    at 7:09 am

    It is vital that the water used is as pure as possible. Tap water contains salts and chlorine, which will result in silver chloride being produced as well as some ionic silver. This also applies to filtered and bottled water products.

    De-mineralized water is more pure but not always pure enough. However, it is often the purest water available unless you produce and test your own distilled water.

    Ideally you should use only pure distilled water for colloidal silver production, but beware of “Distilled Water” which claims to have 5 PPM. or less dissolved solids. This is ten times the ideal level of dissolved solids.

    By: Off the Grid Girls on January 15, 2008
    at 3:01 pm

    Where do you find the silver?

    Would a jewelry store sell it?

    By: Allison on August 3, 2008
    at 1:36 pm

    Hi Allison,
    You should be able to purchase the silver at a jewelry supply store…. a store that sells jewelry making supplies.
    Be sure to ask the clerk for .999 pure silver flat 3/32″ wide wire.

    Here’s a good site to check out:
    http://www.surepure.com/products.php?ID=4&subCat=18&source=google

    Blessings,
    Cordi

    By: Off the Grid Girls on August 4, 2008
    at 8:02 pm

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