Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: What took so long? >
Nothing took so long. They have been doing tests without input for a couple of years. Levi described one in December. However, Rossi claims this mode of running is dangerous because it cannot be controlled. This has often been discussed here. It is listed here: http://www.peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Andrea_A._Rossi_Cold_Fusion_Generator:Rossi%27s_Hints "The reaction can be made self-sustaining with the resistance heaters turned off. This was done in a preliminary test with U. Bologna professors. (SL)" This is “good-news/bad-news” in a way. But it totally expected. In short, it > can be shown logically that multiple units of any thermally triggered, > overunity device MUST be amenable to operation with no input energy, once > started. > I don't see why. That is like saying an internal combustion engine should be able to run with the fuel pump turned off. > IOW – this result is completely expected . . . > It is not "expected." That implies future tense. This result has already been reported. (It is conceivable that the reports are untrue, but in any case, something that has already reported cannot be "expected.") - Jed
