The geometry and the power supply voltage of your Colloidal Silver generator setup determine what resistor value should be used for the process. Since distilled water is a resistor, increasing the distance between the two electrodes means the resistance between the two electrodes increases proportionately. For example, in the case of my generators, the simplest and least expensive one uses only 9 V. The electrodes are quite close together. With a suitable current limiting resistor, it takes 2 to 3 hours for the accumulation of ions in the water to reach the level necessary to reduce the water's resistance to the point where the maximum current flows. The maximum current will be determined by the value of the series resistor. This resistor is in series with the power source and electrodes. The value of the resistor determining the maximum current is determined by the maximum value of current you desire. For example, let's say you build a set up which uses a 48 V DC supply. Using 48 V allows you to space the electrodes as far apart as the container opening allows and still be able to build up to maximum current in a reasonable length of time. 48 V DC is the maximum voltage that may be legally used in an application where the user could accidentally come into direct contact with this level of voltage. It is used in telephone systems. To determine the value of the current limiting resistor that you need divide the voltage you are using by the amperage desired. For example:
48 V divided by .0005 or 500 µA equals 96,000 ohms. 100,000 ohms would be a standard value and would be available at your local radio shack. Resistors are also specified as to the amount of power they can dissipate as heat. We are still talking about very little power here so the smallest resistor, one-quarter watt, will do. RadioShack supplies these impacts of five for $.99. If you had only 24 V as a supply, a 50,000 ohm, also a standard value, would work.

Hi Carty3,

First off, I'm terribly sorry to hear about your illness. Your health situation sounds reminiscent to my own in the not-so distant past. With that said, I'd begin by stating that I really don't think 2 tspns a day is going to do much in terms of regaining your health based on what you've written. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that any CS taken in such amounts will likely be wasted, as it won't raise the levels of silver your blood high enough to overcome the effects of the illness.

ie, In a worst case scenario, when people take Colloidal Silver to treat serious illnesses, the aim is to get sufficient levels of silver in the blood to overcome a bacteria or illness. To which I'd add, its been my experience that it takes on average, for an adult; 2oz of CS (held under the tongue), every 4 hours, until you begin to see results. After which, you can then scale back the dosage(not frequency) to find the minimum needed to maintain wellness. Otherwise, you won't likely ever see the full potential of the CS with serious conditions by such small amounts at a time - which is something that I discovered for myself through the years

- hope this helps

PS. Some people are of the opinion that that taking properly made CS can lead to Argyria(blue'ish colored skin). Though I'm here to say that I've been taking the very same protocol mentioned above(2oz, 4 times p/day), for nearly 8 years now, every day, without any problems whatsoever.