[RE-wrenches] Followup to Surrette Battery Question

[Bruce Geddes]

> And one final question: In my original post I asked if deionized water was
> the same as distilled water. Nobody addressed this question. The customer
> said he investigated (Wikipedia, I think) and found no difference. Any 
> other
> opinions, or (even better) definitive answers on this?
>
> Thank you,
> Allan at PosE

An interesting post Allan and a pretty thorough run down on what happened - 
thank you for the information.

To the best of my understanding deionised water has been passed through an 
ion exchange filter so any reactive particles are removed.  Distilled water 
has been distilled (evaporated and condensed) and this does not mean it is 
totally unreactive.  Any volitile compounds in the water may have been 
distilled also and still be in solution.  It will be sterile though.

The water I source here in New Zealand (maybe not availalble in the States) 
has been through both processes and is sold as a food grade product for 
manufacturing tinctures etc.  Dirt cheap from a bulk retail store unlike 
distilled water which is pretty pricey.

Bruce Geddes
PowerOn