RE: Salt substitute

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Original poster: "Andrew Hunziker" <andrew_hunziker-at-hotmail-dot-com> 


All three salts in the mix are soluble. It will also make a more conductive 
solution thatn just NaCl because the MgCl2 will put three ions into the 
sulution insted of just the two the NaCl does.

Andrew

 >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >Subject: Salt substitute
 >Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 06:36:37 -0600
 >
 >Original poster: Bob81818-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 >Hi list, I was wondering if instead of using lots of "table" salt
 >for the bucket caps, can I use ice melting stuff (for lack of a
 >better word)? On the bag it says its a mix of Potassium Chloride,
 >Magnesium Chloride, and Sodium Chloride. I've got a nice big bag so
 >I thought it would be a lot easier than buying the cylinders of
 >"table" salt. Any thoughts about this would be appreciated. My only
 >worry it that it wont dissolve. Thank you in advice.
 >        Dan E.
 >
 >