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is a powerful antiseptic used in eyedrops for infants), and puts added silver into your
system that has inferior healing properties.
• Hang the two pure silver wires over the edge of your glass into the water, and clip the
connector into your box. The lightbulb should be dark or glowing very faintly. If
glowing brightly, either the wires are touching or the water contains significant im-
purities and should not be used. Separate the wires in the solution by 1 to 2 inches.
• If the generator is working properly, after about ten to twenty minutes there should be
tiny bubbles forming on one or both of the wires. If these are not visible, touch the
wires together to check the battery and/or connection (the bulb should shine
brightly). Ionic silver solutions should be clear or have a gold tint to them. The
particles of ionic silver are too small to be seen except with an electron microscope.
Colloidal silver is made from silver particles that are microscopic in size, look like
wisps of smoke emanating from one of the silver electrodes, and will usually have a
gray or silver tint to the solution. Sota Instruments states that tests on solutions made
using distilled water and their current-limiting “Silver Pulser” ionic silver generator
indicate that this setup will make one cup of roughly 5 ppm ionic silver per hour of
usage (i.e., four hours for 4 cups of 5 ppm ionic silver at room temperature, starting
with distilled water). In his article, “Colloidal Silver: A Closer Look,” Peter Linde-
mann says that the homemade colloidal silver generator of
figure 6-1
should make 8
ounces of a 3-5 ppm colloidal silver solution in about twenty to twenty-five minutes
at room temperature (Lindemann 2006).
• Dosage is a matter of personal preference and experience. As a preventative, some
people suggest drinking a tablespoon or two daily. For serious illnesses, some people
suggest drinking daily one to four 8-ounce glasses of 5 ppm solution. According to
calculations based on an equation at silverfacts.com, the safe daily lifetime dosage
for a 150-pound man is roughly ½ cup per day of 5 ppm colloidal silver (silver-
facts.com 2007). After each use, clean the silver wires with a harsh plastic pot scrub-
ber.
• For external use, silver solution may be applied to Band-Aids and compresses or
sprayed onto burns and affected skin areas. A handy silver salve kit for making a use-
ful antiseptic/antifungal balm from colloidal silver is available at
www.elixa.com/sil-
• Best-quality 9-volt batteries will last a very long time. It is preferable not to use re-
chargeable batteries as they usually only produce approximately 7.6 volts. An altern-
