Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-16 Thread David Roberson
is enough to be a concern, but appears to generate much less error for me than for people using one of the internal sensors. Dave -Original Message- From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l Sent: Sun, Feb 17, 2013 1:08 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result Is it because you use

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
ey can test that by adding back additional > hydrogen pressure. So far that has not been done, so we all await > patiently. > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Harry Veeder > To: vortex-l > Sent: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 10:17 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Nu

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-10 Thread David Roberson
10:17 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result My questions, concerns and speculations about method arise because I find it baffling that your estimate and MFMP team's estimate of excess Power can be so different. Harry On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 5:56 PM, David Roberson wrote: > Harry,

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-10 Thread Harry Veeder
ard that expectation, but I do not modify the way the program > operates to achieve that result. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message- > From: Harry Veeder > To: vortex-l > Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 3:52 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result > > On Thu, Feb 7, 201

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jack Cole
t that after so many runs with no excess power being > determined, I am becoming biased toward that expectation, but I do not > modify the way the program operates to achieve that result. > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Harry Veeder > To: vortex-l

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
operates to achieve that result. Dave -Original Message- From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 3:52 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:07 PM, David Roberson wrote: > The questions that are being asked are important and the MFMP g

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: > This is a learning experience for all of us. Experimental science is a > form > > of bondage! Does it ever get better? > > > > Dave > > > Doesn't S&M include blindfolds? ;-) > Hence the Double Blind experiment, beloved of biologists. They also get off on torturing mice, f

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Harry Veeder
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:07 PM, David Roberson wrote: > The questions that are being asked are important and the MFMP guys are > working very hard to answer them. A number of additional measures have been > taken at various times to root out unusual behavior and to improve the > accuracy of the r

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: Awkshully - there could a small bit of "justified" finger-pointing - but > not towards MFMP - towards Celani himself. If it turns out to be wrong, he has been sloppy. In Korea, McKubre and others said they thought his calorimetry was totally inadequate. To wit - Celani told

RE: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:37 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result No, what I mean is that you could try to make a dummy

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
James Bowery wrote: > > Why are best calorimetric practices not so firmly established by now that > virtually everyone with any degree of credibility agrees? > To some extent it is because no single calorimeter type works for every kind of experiment. You have to look at the operating temperatur

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Edmund Storms
other out. Is that what you mean? Dave -Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:37 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result No, what I mean is that you could try to make a dummy, a fake data and input that into the program and see if you can h

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread James Bowery
lusion and then give em hell if you > are still dissatisfied. > > Dave > > > > -Original Message- > From: James Bowery > To: vortex-l > Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 1:24 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result > > Its hard to understand how anyone serio

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
conclusion and then give em hell if you are still dissatisfied. Dave -Original Message- From: James Bowery To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 1:24 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result Its hard to understand how anyone seriously interested in doing these experiments, after lo these 2

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread James Bowery
that what you mean? > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Rocha > To: John Milstone > Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:37 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result > > No, what I mean is that you could try to make a dummy, a fake data and > input tha

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
Celani suggests that one day the LENR will begin to dominate the results and that should be trivial to determine. My program would yell that out. Dave -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 1:09 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result David

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
And of course we might find that magnetic interaction causes unusual behavior. Dave -Original Message- From: Jones Beene To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 12:15 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result I should add that pure ironitself can be very conductive – but even modest

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
David Roberson wrote: > > I reluctantly have to agree with you. I would love to have that run as a > reference, but just the taking apart of the unit to reinstall a new wire, > or any changes whatsoever mess up the calibration. > This happens to some extent with most calorimeters. Ed and others

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
experience for all of us. Experimental science is a form of bondage! Does it ever get better? Dave -Original Message- From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:55 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Jack C

RE: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jones Beene
ction. I am confident that you are aware that I am seeking confirmation of LENR activity. It is unusual for me to behave as a skeptic. Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms To: vortex-l Cc: Edmund Storms Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:55 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

RE: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jones Beene
55 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result David, I have not been following your evaluation closely, but I have done a lot of calorimetry in my life. The ONLY way a calorimeter can be tested is to use it without any source of excess energy being present. That means you need to run the calorimeter i

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Harry Veeder
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Jack Cole wrote: > >> Seems to me like they could do something like that with a calibration run. >> Heat with the inactive wire, then put 10watts through the active wire. It >> should then show up as 10W excess if they leave that power input

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Edmund Storms
tex-l Cc: Edmund Storms Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:55 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result David, I have not been following your evaluation closely, but I have done a lot of calorimetry in my life. The ONLY way a calorimeter can be tested is to use it without any source of excess energy

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Harry Veeder
That is a good idea. It would show whether a particular method analsysis can reveal or mask a positive signal. Harry On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Jack Cole wrote: > Seems to me like they could do something like that with a calibration run. > Heat with the inactive wire, then put 10watts thro

RE: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jones Beene
It should be added that a stainless steel wire may not be inert. Depending on the alloy, the wire can contain substantial nickel content - and also molybdenum - which is the best Mills' catalyst (in terms of most exact Rydberg fit). As to what kind of wire (of moderately high resistance sim

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:55 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result David, I have not been following your evaluation closely, but I have done a lot of calorimetry in my life. The ONLY way a calorimeter can be tested is to use it without any source of excess energy being present. That means you

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
now both of us have the proper tools to evaluate the real data. I just hope I find support for LENR activity soon to help repay their great contributions. Dave -Original Message- From: Jack Cole To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:47 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result Seems

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
Edmund Storms wrote: > > The ONLY way a calorimeter can be tested is to use it without any source > of excess energy being present. That means you need to run the calorimeter > in the planned way with the Celani wire replaced by an inert wire of the > same resistance. > And, unfortunately, Celan

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jack Cole wrote: Seems to me like they could do something like that with a calibration run. > Heat with the inactive wire, then put 10watts through the active wire. It > should then show up as 10W excess if they leave that power input out of the > calculation. > That's what calibrations are fo

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Edmund Storms
Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result No, what I mean is that you could try to make a dummy, a fake data and input that into the program and see if you can hide a positive, dummy, signal. 2013/2/7 David Roberson If you are suggesting that there should be LENR activity and thus a reading of zero

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jack Cole
Seems to me like they could do something like that with a calibration run. Heat with the inactive wire, then put 10watts through the active wire. It should then show up as 10W excess if they leave that power input out of the calculation. Just to demonstrate that the method is working conceptuall

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread P.J van Noorden
test - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result I wish I knew how to answer this line of inquiry. If you are suggesting that there should be LENR activity and thus a

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
I am positive that two equal and opposite dummy signals would cancel each other out. Is that what you mean? Dave -Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 10:37 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result No, what I mean is that you could try to

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Daniel Rocha
No, what I mean is that you could try to make a dummy, a fake data and input that into the program and see if you can hide a positive, dummy, signal. 2013/2/7 David Roberson > If you are suggesting that there should be LENR activity and thus a > reading of zero excess power is a false negative

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread David Roberson
program runs so far I come to the conclusion that there is no significant excess power being displayed. Label me a skeptic, but I very much want to see positive results. Dave -Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 5:53 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
David Roberson wrote: I realize that you were just using the sine wave process as an example. I > pointed out that the time period spanned by the data is important to help > catch issues of this nature. I acknowledge that it is possible for a very > long delayed effect to come into play during

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-07 Thread Daniel Rocha
Why not doing both? You refer to true positives, that is, a signal actually being measured. So, why not a false negative, that is, something that should be there but it isn't. 2013/2/6 David Roberson > If it does not show up, how could it be measured? [image: :-)] > > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ danie

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 1:49 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result The area in sine wave example was not intended to represent any particular physical variables. It was just intended as metaphor to show that the conclusions one draws from data are not necessarily transparent or undeniably

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
, so things might start looking more reasonable if more can be obtained. The latest I read is that the multi layer wire might not be available. The saga continues. Dave -Original Message- From: Eric Walker To: vortex-l Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 12:07 am Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Harry Veeder
attempt myself. > > Perhaps I do not make a very good skeptic. [image: ;-)] > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Harry Veeder > To: vortex-l > Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 2:35 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result > > Suppose someone asks you to

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Eric Walker
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:57 AM, David Roberson wrote: You mention one of the situations that I have a bit of concern about. The > curve fit is achieved by using the internal curve fitting routine of Excel > in its X-Y chart menu. I am fortunate that it is a quadratic equation that > is require

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
effects or long term effects depending upon my expectations. Dave -Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 3:36 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result Can't you simulate a few types of dummy systems with extra heat where the extra heat

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
Can't you simulate a few types of dummy systems with extra heat where the extra heat would not show? 2013/2/6 David Roberson > That is what should be showing up as time progresses. If the calibration > values are determined by the faster acting phenomena, then a set of values > is obtained tha

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
]: MFMP Null Result What if excess heat a slow igniting process with very soft variations? And where higher order correction are important but they are distilled by hours? Say, the effect of excess power follows a slow accumulation of some "potential" with the subsequen slow relea

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Peter Gluck
> >> By all means Dan. I hope that the calorimeter shows excess power, but I >> would not be surprised to see otherwise after reviewing the data. >> >> Dave >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Daniel Rocha >> To: John Milstone >

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
Daniel Rocha > To: John Milstone > Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 2:39 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result > > I guess you did not understand the question or I don't know how to > express myself well. Either way, let's wait to see the flow calorimetry. > > > 2013/2/6 J

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
By all means Dan. I hope that the calorimeter shows excess power, but I would not be surprised to see otherwise after reviewing the data. Dave -Original Message- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 2:39 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result I guess you

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
skeptic. Dave -Original Message- From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 2:35 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result Suppose someone asks you to calculate the area under y = sin(x) over one wavelength? Since half the curve is above the x -axis and half the curve is below

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
What if excess heat a slow igniting process with very soft variations? And where higher order correction are important but they are distilled by hours? Say, the effect of excess power follows a slow accumulation of some "potential" with the subsequen slow release of this potential? 2013/2/6 Davi

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
6, 2013 1:55 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result That was not my question. I want to know if he is also fitting excess heat with his curve and thus giving false negatives. 2013/2/6 Jed Rothwell Daniel Rocha wrote: How can you tell whether these are falso positives and not false

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
I guess you did not understand the question or I don't know how to express myself well. Either way, let's wait to see the flow calorimetry. 2013/2/6 Jed Rothwell > Daniel Rocha wrote: > > >> That was not my question. I want to know if he is also fitting excess >> heat with his curve and thus g

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
Daniel Rocha wrote: > That was not my question. I want to know if he is also fitting excess heat > with his curve and thus giving false negatives. > I am saying I think it is just a slight instrument bias. Anyway, even if it is 0.6 W positive, that is not significant. - Jed

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Harry Veeder
Suppose someone asks you to calculate the area under y = sin(x) over one wavelength? Since half the curve is above the x -axis and half the curve is below the x-axis you might calculate the net area as zero, but that would be false "null" result. harry On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Jed Rothwell

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
That was not my question. I want to know if he is also fitting excess heat with his curve and thus giving false negatives. 2013/2/6 Jed Rothwell > Daniel Rocha wrote: > > How can you tell whether these are falso positives and not false negatives? >> > > 0.2 to 0.6 W with this system is zero. N

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
Daniel Rocha wrote: How can you tell whether these are falso positives and not false negatives? > 0.2 to 0.6 W with this system is zero. Not positive or negative. That is within the noise. As I said before, no instrument can produce exactly zero. - Jed

Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread Daniel Rocha
How can you tell whether these are falso positives and not false negatives? 2013/2/6 David Roberson > I just completed a long time frame program test run for the recent > downloaded data for one of the Celani cells. I am using the time domain > curve fit program that I developed recently that

[Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-06 Thread David Roberson
I just completed a long time frame program test run for the recent downloaded data for one of the Celani cells. I am using the time domain curve fit program that I developed recently that uses the solution for a non linear differential equation describing the behavior of these types of cells.