Hello everyone I just joined in to ask this because quite frankly I drown in my own sweat and my condition is only getting wetter. I decided to do something about PHH after that I realized quite lately that the average joe is not supposed to literally drip from his hands 90% of his waking hours.
Anyway in the hope of at least scraping one line off of my still unchecked long list of "Nature's" epic fails that have been inficted upon my humble self, I decided to build an iontophoresis machine myself for the lack of any possible way to obtain a commercial one in my area of residence even if I were willing to shell out the high price. so I got a 20V, 1A AC/DC adapter hooked to the regular setup but I guess from the pretty strong jolt I get when I try to immerse my hands in the water that the current is too strong.
If I touch the leads with my dry hands (which is pretty rare) I feel nothing. but when I have sweaty hands or place my hands in water-filled pans I can't hold it there for more than what my reaction time allows.
My question is:
-Is there a way I can know how much amps I get though me? is it a constant 1 amp or is that just th limit and why water can make such a difference isn't steel more conductive that water? I suspect water acts as intermdiate conductivity bridge between steel and flesh but I'd like to hear you on this (curious mind before HH victim
-Is that it with the AC adapter thing, or should I force my self (sounds dangerous) or use maybe distilled water??
-Can I use instead 2 9V standard batteries even though the amps seem pretty insufficient (it's probably rated at 400/500 or 900 mAh, but I don't know how that compares to a plain 1A that my AC adapter is rated at)? or can I use blocks of 2 in parallel in series or something...
Anyway my options are low and the only solutions that look promising are Botox and ETS, but those are like a life dream for me at least for the next decade.
I also dream of a handy touchy invisible glove and cyborg hand but in the meantime I hope to find an answer to my adapter problem, has anyone used a similar one? ? ?
Anyway in the hope of at least scraping one line off of my still unchecked long list of "Nature's" epic fails that have been inficted upon my humble self, I decided to build an iontophoresis machine myself for the lack of any possible way to obtain a commercial one in my area of residence even if I were willing to shell out the high price. so I got a 20V, 1A AC/DC adapter hooked to the regular setup but I guess from the pretty strong jolt I get when I try to immerse my hands in the water that the current is too strong.
If I touch the leads with my dry hands (which is pretty rare) I feel nothing. but when I have sweaty hands or place my hands in water-filled pans I can't hold it there for more than what my reaction time allows.
My question is:
-Is there a way I can know how much amps I get though me? is it a constant 1 amp or is that just th limit and why water can make such a difference isn't steel more conductive that water? I suspect water acts as intermdiate conductivity bridge between steel and flesh but I'd like to hear you on this (curious mind before HH victim
-Is that it with the AC adapter thing, or should I force my self (sounds dangerous) or use maybe distilled water??
-Can I use instead 2 9V standard batteries even though the amps seem pretty insufficient (it's probably rated at 400/500 or 900 mAh, but I don't know how that compares to a plain 1A that my AC adapter is rated at)? or can I use blocks of 2 in parallel in series or something...
Anyway my options are low and the only solutions that look promising are Botox and ETS, but those are like a life dream for me at least for the next decade.
I also dream of a handy touchy invisible glove and cyborg hand but in the meantime I hope to find an answer to my adapter problem, has anyone used a similar one? ? ?
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