[Vo]:E-Cat general observations

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
drive. 6. The missing test piece is electrical output. Same engineering issue as with any nuclear reactor; to turn heat into electricity. Andrew Palfreyman

Re: [Vo]:E-Cat general observations

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Oops typo: should have been over 100 hours - Original Message - From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:14 AM Subject: [Vo]:E-Cat general observations My very first post here, so be gentle. By way of introduction, I was on Usenet back

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
http://motls.blogspot.com/2013/05/tommaso-dorigo-impressed-by-cold-fusion.htmlMotl's critique seems to hinge on the actual output power being far less than the estimate.He asserts that the actual emissivity is far less than unity, and so it's reasonable to supposethat the actual output power is

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
this in quantitatively? Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: Doesn't he have this backwards? At constant output power, as the emissivity

Re: [Vo]:substitutes?

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Back in the day, Dennis, I turned $10K into $150K in a matter of weeks. Palladium futures! Andrew - Original Message - From: DJ Cravens To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:19 PM Subject: RE: [Vo]:substitutes? Oh and notice gold is down, Ni up and most

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
-cold-fusion-reactor-independently-verified-has-1-times-the-energy-density-of-gas Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote

Re: [Vo]:E-Cat in the press

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
http://pesn.com/2013/05/21/9602321_E-Cat_Validation_Creates_More_Questions/ - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:41 PM Subject: [Vo]:E-Cat in the press http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/156393-cold-fusion-reactor

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: You're missing my point. A power meter looking at wall power is blind to any

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
further that, according to Randi, scientists are the most easily-fooled audience of all. Just ask Geller and Taylor. Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem A hidden

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I could have predicted that, Giovanni, which is why I, having raised the issue here, chose not to do that. He is an egomaniac, and you attempted to beard the lion in its own den. The man has little integrity, quite frankly. However, he is IMHO a quite talented physicist. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
for Utopia. What's not right is to a priori refuse to discuss the possibility of a hoax. In my view that's simply infantile. Andrew - Original Message - From: Mark Gibbs To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
to foil output hoaxing, and run for weeks on end. There are simply too many ways to fool people, given the controls stipulated by Rossi et al over this experiment. I don't trust him. Best, Andrew Palfreyman - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
that clear. What do you think of my hoax theories? Andrew - Original Message - From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Whew. The paper which started this conversation indicates

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
their host and his apparatus. Or perhaps the possibility that they were being taken for a ride simply did not occur to them at a level of sophistication sufficient to warrant closer inspection. We cannot know unless we interview them personally. I note your temerity about this topic. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: Rossi's 3rd party test released:

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I am with Mark. Kevin needs to grow some ethics. Andrew - Original Message - From: Mark Gibbs To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: Rossi's 3rd party test released: Kevin, Glad you think it's funny. I hope you find

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
does not address them. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: And note that all this was done inside Rossi's own facility

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
raises more questions than answers. Rossi has stated that the input waveform is proprietary. Therefore the obvious question is whether these researchers were even allowed to look at it. Best, Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Hey, I admit that's a bit far out. But lasers can be straightforwardly coerced into producing something that's not a spot, you know. If there's foul play, my money is on the input side, frankly. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I don't know if you are an EE in any way (I am), but irrelevant it is not. If the measurement probes only work up to 60 Hz and the majority of the power is being pumped at 200 Hz (arbitrary numbers), and the probes are 40 dB down at 200 Hz Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I think you're right. Would you be interested in their response? I have said several times that I've read the paper. Nevertheless, it seems time for another reading. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:39 PM

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
there - the waveform generator - that's off limits. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem You definitely should drop any reference to powerful lasers. Can you

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I'm not getting anything like the buzz I experienced in 1989 on sci.physics.fusion, I must say. I suspect it's because I'm older! Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
. The fence is uncomfortable, but at least a path to the resolution of open issues appears to exist. I can't say fairer than that. If I have an agenda, I'd describe it as the fervent desire for this thing to work! Best, Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Daniel, I'm misunderstanding this reference of yours to the control with the empty reactor. If there's a gizmo, then I assume it's either in the power supply or the waveform generator. I suspect you're making a serious point that I'm missing here. Andrew - Original Message

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Interesting. To quote from the spec Frequency range in automatic mode 45 to 65Hz / 0.1Hz / 0.1Hz The frequency characteristics of the probes is unknown, but presumably they match this roughly. Andrew - Original Message - From: Mark Jurich jur...@hotmail.com To: vortex

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
to make sense simultaneously in this case, somebody would need to creep about and flip a secret switch. That's too rich a conspiracy for my blood. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
:) Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem User manual is at : http://www.industrial-needs.com/manual/power-anlayser-pce-830.pdf Again, no mention of DC

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
(modified) and #4. Andrew - Original Message - From: Eric Walker To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote: I'm still somewhat skeptical

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
. They are not looking very good at the moment, are they? The fly in the ointment is that the calibration run worked. Andrew - Original Message - From: Patrick Ellul To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:06 AM Subject: RE: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Just

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
that means on the wall power side. The way this is phrased is suspect to me, because the wording is so vague and ambiguous. It doesn't seem to be worthy of a scientist. Best, Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
It's steel (with different steel end caps), inside corundum ceramic, inside silicon nitride ceramic, with a coat of paint. Andrew - Original Message - From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:57 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat

[Vo]: The marketing model

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
and reverse-engineered it. Andrew

Re: [Vo]: The marketing model

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
source (I forget, sorry, I read a lot today) nothing has been delivered anywhere. If they're real, then he knows how to build the devices, by his own admission. Andrew - Original Message - From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:33 AM Subject: Re

Re: [Vo]:Some reasons Rossi has personal credibility

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
Jed, This is a marvellous post. Thanks. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:19 AM Subject: [Vo]:Some reasons Rossi has personal credibility We all know that Rossi has some personal credibility problems

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
Although my point about Why off limits? stands, I thank you for the correction. As a general comment, it is quite possible to be a good physicist and a fairly lousy electrical engineer. Comments posted here about 3-phase plus ground power have not yet been addressed. Andrew - Original

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
One more question to be settled: Were those very proximate shipping containers inspected and found to be empty? Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
I was thinking more along the lines of near-field heating using an RF source and lots of batteries. Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem From

Re: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
of. It's just the way I think. Andrew - Original Message - From: MarkI-ZeroPoint zeropo...@charter.net To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:05 PM Subject: RE: [Vo]:Re: Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew, At least give us some idea of how they would be used, or what

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem : power conditioner needed

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
with the Swedes from someone who understands the issues. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem : power conditioner needed Alan Fletcher a...@well.com wrote

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem : power conditioner needed

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
Talar ni Svenska. Not much, anyway. - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem : power conditioner needed Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: There's a whole lot

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem:cooling coils

2013-05-22 Thread Andrew
calorimetry can be done. One can never have enough measurements. Andrew - Original Message - From: Duncan Cumming To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:58 PM Subject: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem:cooling coils Hi, guys! This is my first post, Andrew

[Vo]:What it takes to fake

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
Kilovolts. 3. The clamp ammeters are incapable of detecting not only DC but also incapable of detecting frequencies above about 60 Hz. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?]

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
were a veterinarian, like one of the authors, it wouldn't be a big concern, because I could still make dogs' health better. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?]

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
Serves me right for copying verbatim from an article without checking. Apologies. Obviously it was a half-baked hatchet job in that article. I can't locate it for now, but I definitely read it, and yes it was Foschi. Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com

Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?]

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
It does mean vet. Here's a random person from LinkedIn Cornelia Wagner, Dr. med. vet. Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupucturist at Hawthorne Veterinary Clinic She's German also, like Hartman. So yes, Hartman's a vet. Perhaps because he's vetting. Woof woof. Andrew - Original

Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?]

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
I for one am going to drop this esteemed science team meme. There's another one with a nuclear physics qualification who has several patents on coffee machine design. This does not indicate to me that we are dealing here with the cream of the crop. Andrew - Original Message - From

Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?]

2013-05-23 Thread Andrew
Oh Lord, we are all sinners :) - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Secret wiring hypothesis [second copy?] MarkI-ZeroPoint zeropo...@charter.net wrote: E.g., the statement that how

Re: [Vo]:Some reasons Rossi has personal credibility

2013-05-24 Thread Andrew
These testers are not predominantly engineers. And especially they are not predominantly electrical or electronics engineers, and this seems to me to be a most desirable skill to have in this situation. That's unless you trust Rossi implicitly (and if you do, you're welcome). Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Why did Rossi prevent detailed measurement of the power input?

2013-05-24 Thread Andrew
Many of us are saying that. I think it's the primary criticism. - Original Message - From: Robert Lynn To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 1:00 AM Subject: [Vo]:Why did Rossi prevent detailed measurement of the power input? This has only just occurred to me,

Re: [Vo]:My evaluation of the Rossi test

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
What's relevant here is not - the nuclear details - whether the output power is adequate (it is, by an apparent factor of 10 at minimum) but rather - whether the input power was measured correctly. Just my $0.02, Andrew - Original Message - From: Eric Walker To: vortex-l

Re: [Vo]:My evaluation of the Rossi test

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
For misunderstanding the context, my apologies. The Rossi stuff has the potential for generating frustration too. Andrew - Original Message - From: Eric Walker To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:40 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:My evaluation of the Rossi test

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
? For if the device can indeed be continuously operated at zero (or indeed negative) input power, then one has unambiguously demonstrated the production of something from nothing, and there's no getting away from that. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
techniques. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
be. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Andrew, My model demonstrates that a periodic waveform is required in order to keep the ECAT within stable

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
at a photo of a resistor overheating. Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Dave, You therefore answer in the affirmative - i.e. it looks possible in principle

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
of steady state heat generation (preferably controlled) when there's zero input power. If there's input power, sceptics will point to an input fraud. Andrew - Original Message - From: MarkI-ZeroPoint To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:09 AM Subject: RE: [Vo

[Vo]:COP and non-chemical processes

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
density does this represent, such that one can label a process non-chemical? Andrew

Re: [Vo]:web feed

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
I'd like to see the next LENR test devised so that the possibility of fraud is dramatically reduced. Andrew - Original Message - From: Axil Axil To: vortex-l Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:30 PM Subject: [Vo]:web feed I would like to see the next LENR test televised 24

[Vo]: General remarks about LENR

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
- there's a photo of the cut tube and its powder content in the report. Is it the case that Rossi disallowed analysis of this final powder material? It would appear so, given that no such analysis appears in the report. Andrew (this is a resend of a post which did not take) - Original Message

Re: [Vo]:web feed

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
, and that's perhaps because not one of them was a competent EE, and/or trusted Rossi to not try and fool them. They left that barn door wide open. It says little for their common sense, quite frankly. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent

Re: [Vo]:web feed

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
of 3 wires, and a power factor of 0.48. If you don't think that's fishy, then I don't know what to tell you. To me, it stinks. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:web feed Andrew

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
Why do you think a three wire plus ground feed was used? What's wrong with simple power + ground? Andrew - Original Message - From: Jones Beene To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:48 PM Subject: RE: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
So is the mains used from the wall plug 3-phase or normal 2-phase? Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Goldwater To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper One other

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
. What is worse, they appear not to have been aware of it, since it finds no mention in the report. Elephant in the room syndrome, quite likely. Andrew - Original Message - From: Rich Murray To: vortex-l@eskimo.com ; Rich Murray ; Joshua Cude Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:54 PM

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
, they CANNOT SEE THE RABBIT ! They have been taine to see the duck, and the rabbit is not allowed in their brain. 2013/5/26 Andrew andrew...@att.net The bottom line is that currently there is no way to deny the thesis that all the output power derives from the input power. The due diligence

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
phase for the March test). They therefore have access to that place electronically. So in principle, they could have attached a spectrum analyser and a scope. But they didn't, because it wasn't allowed in pulsed mode; they were only allowed to do it in manual mode. Andrew - Original

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Nice idea in principle, but if the power actually supplied lies outside the frequency range of the measuring equipment, then this won't work. Come to think of it, are there any EE's on this list except for Duncan and myself? Andrew - Original Message - From: Harry Veeder

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
but they are not common, and look fringe for real fish. and sure sky does not exist for real fisk. water is blue at the top, that is what sciences has settled. and if you see something round and yellow or green when flying it is a measurement error 2013/5/26 Andrew andrew...@att.net The only way

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
is the only option, assuming other components plugge are not destroyed immediately. 2013/5/26 Andrew andrew...@att.net Nice idea in principle, but if the power actually supplied lies outside the frequency range of the measuring equipment, then this won't work. Come to think

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
bulb(s)? harry On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 4:20 AM, Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: Nice idea in principle, but if the power actually supplied lies outside the frequency range of the measuring equipment, then this won't work. Come to think of it, are there any EE's on this list except

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
that the testers were similarly cognitively constrained. Andrew - Original Message - From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:15 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis I am not an EE...i'm not even a electrician...but I

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Fleischmann, I would not be nearly as concerned. Andrew - Original Message - From: Randy Wuller To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 4:54 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis Andrew: Your point is not well taken. Proof

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
kilometre radius will transmit very high frequencies just fine. The skin may be thin, but the conductance area (in the plane orthogonal to current flow) will be huge, and it's area that matters. Also, ask yourself about how DSL works at multi-megabits/second, too. It uses POTS telephone wires. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Hmm. I see kilowatt levels. The input power was supposed to be 360 W on the 1st test and 280 W (pulsed effective) on the March test. I don't have the detail on these readouts, though. I think the manual might help with interpretation. Andrew - Original Message - From: Sunil Shah

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
are disallowed to do so - not by some fundamental law of physics, but by Rossi - then you conclude that it is not possible to conclude anything about the real COP value. That's if you're an honest scientist. YMMV. Andrew - Original Message - From: Ransom Wuller rwul...@peaknet.net

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
There's one thing I know we can agree upon regarding the usefulness of Rossi's device - it would make a great toaster.

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
-phase mains, 3-phase control Mar Test: 3-phase mains, 1-phase control Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Goldwater a...@magicsound.us To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
The report states that video was taken at 1 fps. Can the authors of the report not publish this? At least then we can actually see the readouts. Andrew - Original Message - From: Claudio C Fiorini To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [Vo

Re: [Vo]:Racing Towards Very Different Hydrogen Futures

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
; is it more efficient to go directly to a heat engine? Andrew - Original Message - From: Harry Veeder To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:58 AM Subject: [Vo]:Racing Towards Very Different Hydrogen Futures Racing Towards Very Different Hydrogen Futures Yet

Re: [Vo]:The inanity of the hidden input power hypothesis

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Yup, the solution is to do a proper input power measurement under NDA. Your further comment about fuses shows that I wasted my time explaining their operation to you :( And that's not the whole story, since there's an issue of frequency and response time too. But that's for another day. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
This is a still from Dr. No, the very first Bond movie (1962). The irony is inescapable. What's crazy weird is that I was watching this very movie while the pic switch was going on; I haven't watched it for many years. I have no idea why I decided to pick it. Synchronicity, anyone? Andrew

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Torbjörn Hartman describes power measurments

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
. Hartman is my kind of guy. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:21 PM Subject: [Vo]:Torbjörn Hartman describes power measurments A Swedish correspondent sent me this link: http://www.energikatalysatorn.se/forum

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Torbjörn Hartman describes power measurments

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Indeed it has Dave. That's heartening. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Torbjörn Hartman describes power measurments I assume that your opinion of the test guys has

[Vo]: E-Cat in the press very recently

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Third-Party-Tests-Prove-Rossis-E-Cat-HT2-Works.html Again, check the comments. They're cottoning on to the 60 KHz limit. Andrew

Re: [Vo]:possible error in power-in calculation in Levi et al paper

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
speculation. Hartman got the ball rolling, but there is much more that is as yet unmentioned. If anyone here has personal contacts leading to Hartman et al, now would be a good time to prevail upon the gentlemen's good graces. Andrew - Original Message - From: Alan Goldwater

[Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
that the only workable theory of possible deception is A). Andrew

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
the control box temperature. Since it's a sealed unit, and we're talking a couple hundred watts at least, it would have to get bloody hot. There's another data point we don't have. But you'd think they would have mentioned it. I'm talking myself out of this, aren't I? :) Andrew - Original Message

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
, because at the power levels being pumped in the experiment, single-phase mains is wholly adequate, up to a few kilowatts. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test

[Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
cooling implementation. I don't know why this is supposed to be hard. Gaming PC's of the high-end variety use this all the time. Prompt temperature feedback to the cooling pump is all that's needed, plus a simple PID controller. This is very well-known technology. Andrew - Original Message

Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
regulation, which is total overkill here. Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 4:52 PM Subject: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT? Seems to me that if active cooling control is used as the only control input

Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
See my follow-up on this. There's always going to be a tracking error, no matter how sophisticated the regulation algorithm. I think the prime objective here is not to have absolutely constant temperature per se; rather, it's to guarantee that thermal runaway cannot occur. Andrew

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
I continue to be worried about the fact that the input and output power are measured equal in the report in the pulse ON state. One would have thought that, if the device truly is generating its own energy, that this should not be the case. Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Of course I'm talking exclusively about a negative feedback system!! The positive feedback purportedly occurs internally to the device itself. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
: Re: [Vo]: About the March test Where does this statement appear? I suspect that you are misreading. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, May 26, 2013 8:12 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test I

Re: [Vo]:The dog that didn't bark. -- Clue 2

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
I doubt that you can use a thermocouple as an active heating device. It's a clever idea, though. Andrew - Original Message - From: leaking pen To: vortex-l Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The dog that didn't bark. -- Clue 2 or were the heat readings

Re: [Vo]:The dog that didn't bark. -- Clue 2

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
Yes, that's my take also. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The dog that didn't bark. -- Clue 2 I would bet he is blindly turning them on and off in this test. Recall

[Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
server seems stuck. resending - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test p22. Emitted PowerE-Cat HT2 = (741.3 + 17 + 58) [W] = (816.3± 2%) [W] = (816±16) [W] (24) Instantaneous Power

Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
without heavy resistive loading. The problem is similar to that which Rossi faces. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, May 26, 2013 8:14 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT? Of course I'm

Re: [Vo]: About the March test

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
duration tests. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, May 26, 2013 8:20 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: About the March test p22. Emitted Power E-Cat HT2 = (741.3 + 17 + 58) [W] = (816.3± 2%) [W] = (816±16) [W] (24

Re: [Vo]:Re: Constant temperature Operation of ECAT?

2013-05-26 Thread Andrew
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: Seems to me that if active cooling control is used as the only control input, thus satisfying the unplug it! sceptics (and I'm one of them), then it only has a chance of working if there is good thermal contact and good

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