Mike Carrell wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jed Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Hot fusion little-known secret > > >> Harry Veeder wrote: >> >>> I suspect that would be enough to power a few L.E.D s. >> >> I do not see how this would be any different from powering a Seebeck >> calorimeter, which is essentially a collection of thermoelectric devices >> that capture as much heat as possible from the sample. >> >> - Jed > ----------------------------------- > It's obviously different in terms of stagecraft. > > However, LED's require several volts to light, even though they are the most > efficient light source known. Converting heat to electricity via the > thermoelectric effect is a very inefficient process unless you are using > PowerChips, which are new and iffy. What Harry is not considering is that > the volrage across a thermoelectric junction is small, so many junctions > would be needed in series. Furthermore, the LED's will respond to the total > heat released in the cell, not the "excess heat" which is critical. As Jed > points out, the Seeback calorimeter is a precision quantitative device, and > the LED's are not. So, the LEDs would prove nothing to a knowledgeable > observer. > > Mike Carrell > >
The point is not to accurately measure excess heat or output power. The point is to provide a visceral demonstration that output power exceeds input power. For such a demonstration you would use _all_ the heat. At first you would run the input power directly into a bank of LED's and see how many are producing light. Next you would disconnect the input power from the panel and reconnect the input power to the Cold Fusion Device and then connect the panel to the CFD's out power. Then you would see how many more are producing light. Instead of the LED's you could use a small motor to turn a small propeller or disc and see the speed difference. No doubt there are other possibilities. Harry
