Re: anybody tryied depotting NST with steam?

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
 
> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" ><rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
 
> Steam is not distilled water. Steam carries minerals.

	Depends on what one means by 'steam'.  Real Steam is H2O vapor
	and carries only H20.
	How does it carry minerals?

	(if NON evaporated water droplets are carried along:
	The white mist commonly, tho incorrectly CALLED steam,
	THOSE DROPLETS may carry dissolved minerals....)

> Distilled water is made from condensed water vapor.

	Water vapor is steam.

> If the water is cooled from presurized steam it only looses part of
> its mineral content.

	Steam (properly so called...) is only water vapor.  vapor.
	(minerals do not go liquid at water vapor temperatures.)

> That is why most distilled water is made from de-mineralized water.

	demin water usually refers to the product of ion exchange
	'filters'.

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Generic cautionary note on thermal depotting:
	tar fires are NASTY.  'steam' has the advantage that it is cooler
	than some things.  other sources of dry heat are OK, but
	think about sources of ignition if something goes wrong...

	best
	dwp