Jones, my main concern with the induction cook top is the mismatch between the heating coil and the typical shape of the fuel cores. If researchers change the form factor of the fuel into a planar design, which sure seem possible, then that issue can be somewhat resolved. After all, Rossi's normal ECAT is of that shape.
The problem of determining the amount of heat actually deposited within the core is a very big one and so far I see no way around it. Some assume 100% efficiency of AC input power from the lines. That is safe but might hide examples demonstrating real excess heating. Perhaps we need to stand by and see how the chips fall? Note that the ugly would not be so had the Lugano team used a calibrated calorimeter. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 12:55 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:The good, the bad and the ugly From: Roarty, Francis X Ø Dave, Good argument BUT one thought to consider is what if this heating coil self destruct is the primary failure for large COP LENR experiments. Yes, the coil is the huge problem, thus far insurmountable; and in contrast - good calibration can be designed for a boil-down calorimeter which can be used with an induction cooktop (compared to a high temperature design). Personally, I would rather see a dozen experimenters seeing COP of 1.5, if it is fully repeatable, than one flawed Lugano experiment claiming twice the COP. As the Thomas Clark report makes clear, Lugano/Levi was unprofessional and completely unscientific -- (it is the “ugly” of this Subject heading.)
