Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-23 Thread John Milstone
Alan, I guess I'm not making myself clear.  There is no need for a DC bias of the power input. The wire trick (simply running a complete second circuit with both conductors hidden in a single wire), uses only the normal A/C voltage supplied by the mains. It isn't the voltage that is rigged,

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-23 Thread John Milstone
Jack Cole said:

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-23 Thread John Milstone
Jack Cole said: This is easily disproved. Look at the temperature output graph. How does you notion of constant power instead of a 33% duty cycle explain the dips as rises indicative of a 33% duty cycle in the output corresponding with the measured power on cycles. I'm not saying anything of

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
Alan, Have you tried your model with what I think is the most likely method of fraud: running full current through the supposedly dead 3rd phase wire? This would change the power input from an an average of 266 Watts (800 Watts * 0.33) to 666 Watts (800 Watts * 0.33 + 400 Watts * 1.0). This

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
I'll summarize the multiple emails, since I certainly don't want to flood the channel by responding to each email individually. Regarding the meter:  Both the instruction manual and Mats Lewan (through an email from the manufacturer) verifies that the meter DOES NOT measure DC current. 

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
David Roberson said:  The problem is that the bar can always be raised higher when one is seeking proof of a system.  Maybe I am wrong, but I have a strong suspicion that there is virtually no test that Rossi could perform which would not afford those who seek misconduct an avenue of attack. 

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
David Roberson said: You missed the point.  I was only discussing the output power in this section and not referring to the input at all.  That is a different issue. Do you suggest that there is no doubt about the claim of the Higgs being discovered? You missed the point here.  A higher COP

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
, at 10:42 AM, Jones Beene wrote: From: John Milstone For starters, CERN isn't selling franchises to the Higgs Boson. CERN doesn't rely on secret customers and secret experts to validate their work. Etc, etc. This is complete bull crap ! Big Science is doing much worse than

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
Ed, Nothing I've said here makes any reference to the topic of LENR.  It is entirely possible that LENR is real and Rossi is a fraud. John From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
of the data.   Dave -Original Message- From: John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, Jun 21, 2013 1:47 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test Nice attempt by Benne, Storms (I'm surprised that he piled on), and Roberson to deflect the issue

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
FWIW, I put together a new version of Plot 8 from the original report, showing the full Y axis and adding the power-in if the wire trick were being used. As you can see, the relationship between power in and power out is unchanged.  The only difference is that the E-Cat now gives a very good

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
The wire trick puts both sides of the circuit in the same wire.  It's nothing more than using a lamp cord masquerading as a single conductor wire (only using wires that don't make it obvious that there are actually two conductors in the same insulation. It doesn't require a coaxial cable, and

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
Jed Rothwell said: Anyone who glances at voltmeter probe connected to a wire will see there is one conductor only, and not a second, insulated one under it. The second cheese video shows that this isn't true.  He measures the voltage of his rigged power cord at about 10:30 into the video: 

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-06-21 Thread John Milstone
...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com wrote: There is nothing in the report that describes the testers performing surgery on the power lines. Please rephrase

Re: [Vo]:My response at Forbes: all assertions must be testable and falsifiable

2013-06-20 Thread John Milstone
Since Jed decided to debate me in absentia here on the Vortex, I thought I'd respond. Rothwell said: No, as Ian Walker already pointed out to you, it says in the Appendix they checked for it. Also they told me they did. Figure 1 shows a direct connection to each of the 3 wires (for voltage) in

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
Do you have any evidence that Rossi said it had not been delivered to the secret customer from *before* this issue blew up? The only actual statement about the location of the BBB that I know of is from October 30, when Rossi answered both of these questions 1. Is the 1MW container gone?  2.

RE: [Vo]:unpowered test of Ecat

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
Very interesting! It's obvious that the water being released at the end of the video is at a *MUCH* higher pressure than the water/steam coming out of the rubber hose.  I guess that means that there are two separate containers of water.  According to Mats Lewan, that high-pressure stream

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
. But Rossi admitted recently that he's working on the old box to make it ready for the secret customer, who you claim has a different, previously unknown box. Sure!  That makes perfect sense.   From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
on a second box (lie, unless he's building the second box at a different location). From: John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
was gone, and that he had a new box he was constructing. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage. That's his sandbox! While

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
the secret customer hauled off an untested BBB, or the October 28th test was nothing more than a publicity stunt by Rossi. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [Vo

Re: [Vo]:unpowered test of Ecat

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
Yes, I remember reading Horace Hefner's analysis. As I recall, he (as well as some others) have repeatedly questioned the very stability you mention.  It seems unlikely that the core can know how much energy to produce to keep the device exactly at the right temperature to just barely keep the

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
OK.  Have a nice day. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage. Rossi installed the other box at the customer's site, he

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
Perhaps.  I don't see what this theory offers that makes it more likely than Rossi is a con man. Since you mention his TE...  In the Army report, it says that Rossi returned to Italy to continue working on it.  What that report doesn't say is that Rossi had every intention of returning to the

Re: [Vo]:Greg Watson is VERY rude!

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
If Rossi's relationship with Sterling D. Allan didn't make this point, I don't know what could! For what it's worth, here's a link to an article by Allan, touting the wonderful Tilley perpetual motion electric car! http://www.greaterthings.com/News/Tilley/tilley_article.pdf

Re: [Vo]:The 1MW container is not from old footage.

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
at the University of Bologna, I guess it's just a reasonable to assume that he lied about conducting TE tests at the University of New Hampshire! From: Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:40 PM Subject

Re: [Vo]:The Rossi Paradox

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
I'll take one of each, please! From: Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Rossi Paradox what about fame and sex.

Re: [Vo]:Rumors, lies and big lies

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
Wow!  What blind faith. It really doesn't occur to you that the reason for all the fraud by Rossi (and pals) is because he don't have anything real. I'll make a counter prediction:  Rossi will *NEVER* allow a truly independent test of his gadget by a reputable organization.  He will *NEVER* be

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
At the risk of confusing the issue, is it possible that Rossi is trying to *reduce* the apparent temperature of the system? After seeing the video of the September test, and reading Eff Wiavkeef's comments here: http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg61747.html it seems obvious

Re: [Vo]:Opponents should please go away and form your own group

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
and it became so abusive that the forum was closed. They are a cancer and a barrier to progress because of their own egos.   These people include Mary Yugo, Axil Axil, John Milstone, Eff Wivakeef and others. You know who you are. If you will not stop this childish nonsense, I ask you to shut up and go

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com wrote:    It would also explain the long, forceful jet of water/steam coming out of the E-Cat then the high-pressure side was opened at the end of the video.  Rossi would have to hide the fact that the system

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
. From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog It was above 100 deg C but that does not prove the heat came from

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
and secret tests mean nothing. From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-22 Thread John Milstone
-Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, Jan 22, 2012 5:09 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com wrote:   If the water was at 5 to 10 bars

RE: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
For what it's worth, here are the relevant links I have on Rossi's claims of having been working with the University of Bologna... January 21, 2011, Rossi says, We made an important test with the University of Bologna, with whom we are going to make a 1 year research program also.

[Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:34:07, thorium breeder said:  Can rossi achieve do it yourself isotopic separation? That ties in to the missing detailed isotopic analysis that Sven Kullander promised before Christmas. I've been trying to find prices for specific Nickel isotopes, and no one seems to be

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
, including Krivit's water boiler. You need to go high pressures and high steam velocities in order to produce stable wet steam. So please, at least you should get the basic physics right. —Jouni On Jan 21, 2012 1:25 PM, Shaun Taylor shauntaylor...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/01/2012 9:28 PM, John

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
If you trust Rossi, then you might as well accept the numbers presented by the unknown consultant of the secret company. If you don't trust Rossi, then there is absolutely nothing from the October 28th test to indicate that the MegaWatt E-Cat even got slightly warm (AFAIK), with or without the

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
.  If there is any chance that the process can be adapted for something other than Nickel, then it would have, um, explosive consequences should it fall into unfriendly hands. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Have any of these people reported any signs of the E-Cat actually working during the October 28th test?  Or did they simply accept the write-up produced by Rossi and the unknown consultant for the secret company. I find it interesting that with all the intense interest in this story, it

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Just because GM is selling a real electric car doesn't mean that Tilley was legitimate. (http://www.greaterthings.com/News/Tilley/) Just because there are real companies selling real solar power systems doesn't mean that Greg Watson (apparently AKA Aussie Guy E-Cat) and his Sun Cube was legit.

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
convince the nay-sayers. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here Just Levi and the AP reporter, which were the only ones that were present

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
! From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here In the specific case of Rossi, he wants to exclude nickel below 62, but purity is not a necessity, but an optimazation. So, if he

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Thanks for reposting that information. So, if the fuel or ash from an E-Cat contained excess 64-Ni, that would be compelling evidence that he really does have a new and revolutionary means of enriching Nickel isotopes, since it seems unlikely that he would have the resources to spike his

Re: [Vo]:I`ll just leave this here

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Do either of these methods of transmutation work with the various isotopes of Nickel? Are either of them able to produce the kilogram quantities, for pennies a gram, that Rossi would require? From: Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent:

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
The trouble is, if only 64Ni is converted into Copper (and/or Iron?), and the ash is 30% Copper, then wouldn't there have to be 30% 64Ni in the fuel?   Otherwise, where is the Copper coming from? And if Rossi can convert less than 1% 64Ni into at least 30%, and 64Ni is going for $30,000/g, I

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment You mean Cu 65 and Cu63. That's the ash. 2012/1/21 John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com Thanks for reposting that information. So, if the fuel or ash from an E-Cat contained excess 64-Ni

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment Why to 0.04$? To 100$ would be a great thing too. 

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Do you know of any way to enrich Nickel, or any other metal, for a few pennies per gram?  Either there is some known way to do this, or Rossi has made a major breakthrough (with really, really dangerous WMD overtones), or Rossi is lying. I have yet to hear of any enrichment method that is

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
, can they? To end up with an ash containing 30% Copper in its natural isotope ratio (as has been reported), you must start out with the companion Nickel isotopes greatly enriched from their natural isotope ratios. From: Daniel Rocha danieldi...@gmail.com To: John

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
, January 21, 2012 2:45 PM Subject: RE: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment From: John Milstone *    I have yet to hear of any enrichment method that is within several orders of magnitude of what Rossi *must* have, if he's really selling 100g of fuel for $10. Then why even attempt to believe it? Yes

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Ew! We are all being PUNished. Anyone who understands these references needs to see the Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie, which poked fun at This Island Earth. From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21,

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
. John From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: John Milstone vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com wrote: So, you're saying that Jed Rothwell is wrong

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
Rossi got just short of a year's worth of borrowed credibility from his lies about involvement with the University of Bologna.  I documented at least three times (the earliest was last January) when Rossi claimed he was *currently* working with the U of B.  I've read numerous statements by

Re: [Vo]:University testing of the E-cat question asked on Rossi blog

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
The most reasonable answer to why he signed the contract was to gain borrow the credibility of the University.  Note that is was commonly reported that at least some of his tests were conducted *at* the U of B, which as far as I know is false.  Note that Rossi waited until after the big finale

Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment

2012-01-21 Thread John Milstone
That might have some value if Lewan mentioned it *before* this issue blew up in Rossi's face. From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment Shaun Taylor

Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from ecat.com

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
I wonder if Rossi would allow someone to come in and see/photograph the state of his warehouse today?  That might clear up a lot of confusion. John

Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from ecat.com

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
And yet, you insist that he COULDN'T have confused and outwitted the people attending his demonstrations? From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from

Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from ecat.com

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
Is for all we know the new standard for judging evidence?   From: Energy Liberator energylibera...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from ecat.com  For all we know NI have a

Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
Jed Rothwell said: It is also because he thrives on controversy. He loves confusing and outwitting people, Jed Rothwell also said: He never fools me. He does not seem to be trying to fool me. How fortunate that you appear to be the only person who isn't being bamboozled by Rossi.

Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
I haven't seen or heard of any reports by credible witnesses to either of these.  Are they buried somewhere in the LENR library? In the case of Ampenergo, at least, I'm not overly impressed with a company that consists of nothing but a one-page, content-free web site and an rental office that

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's behavior is more tragic than deceptive

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
Maybe they just got tired of the hundreds, if not thousands of annoying emails and phone calls from Rossi's fans, demanding a detailed accounting of just how great Rossi's invention really is? It isn't at all unusual for a company to release a statement on an issue that is generating more than

Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
.  Is that not correct? John From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean John Milstone john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com wrote: I haven't seen or heard

Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean

2012-01-19 Thread John Milstone
Testing... 1, 2, 3.  Is this any better? (Sorry for the trouble!) From: OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Rossi often says things he does not mean

Re: [Vo]:Interesting new video from ecat.com

2012-01-18 Thread John Milstone
If this container looks like the same container, in the exact same spot, and it is unlikely that they would go to the trouble of repeatedly placing different containers (or the same container multiple times) in the exact spot, doesn't that mean that the original 1-MW container has never left

[Vo]:Kullander's detailed isotopic analysis of ash from Rossi's E-Cat?

2012-01-17 Thread John Milstone
Hi everyone! Last November, Sven Kullander promised a detailed isotopic analysis of the ash from Rossi's E-Cat by Christmas.  (http://ecatnews.com/?p=1416) It's now well past Christmas, and I haven't seen any signs of this report.   Does anyone know what happened to it? John