I’ve been operating clear silver cells.  I like to watch everything happen. Being able to see everything, I’ve learned some stuff. Stuff I don’t see others doing with their silver cells…like:

Anode baskets that function more like large industrial water clarifiers and less like a filter. They collect all the slimes and run continuously for a VERY long time. They can take a lot of disruptions (like adding more dirty silver and digging out the clean crystal ) without letting any slimes escape and don’t clog or need maintenance. No filter bags to mess with. See the photo. I’m using big disposable soft drink cups from the gas station with some holes poked in at strategic points and a couple 3d printed parts. One hole near the surface of the electrolyte lets low density electrolyte in and a ring of holes (just below the seal between the cup and anode bed) let the high density electrolyte flow out. 

The 3d printed parts are a simple spacer to keep everything in position and the anode bed. The anode bed has a funnel/taper shape so it seals tightly inside the cup and has a grate sturdy enough to hold the dirty silver bars, and slots big enough to let the solids and dense electrolyte fall down thru. 

The anode bar sits on top of the dirty silver which dissolves and the dense liquid and solids fall down thru the anode bed. The solids fall down and collect, the liquid has to rise slowly to escape thru the holes, so I get good separation at that point. It functions just like big industrial water clarifier. 

Hope this helps someone 

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