Harry Veeder wrote: >> Improving this ratio by changing electrochemical techniques is a >> useless, dead-end stunt. It can only improve the ratio to a limited >> extent, probably never enough to produce a 1:5 ratio, which is what >> you need to make a self-sustaining motor. > >I think if such a 'demo' could be built it would attract more money >than a hundred well designed experiments.
I agree, but as I said, I do not think you could achieve sustained 1:5 ratio merely by changing the electrochemistry. You can easily achieve much higher ratios with a proton conductor when it works, but it seldom works and it cannot be controlled. >It probably would not advance the science very much, but I think such a >device would do more to pique the interest of engineers and investors. I doubt it. 60% excess heat is not much more impressive than 30% excess. The absolute power of the excess heat does not change; overhead is reduced slightly. Absolute power is usually less than a watt, which means it can only be detected with instruments. As long as it remains below 5 or 10 watts I doubt that any kind of demonstration can be performed. - Jed
