I mistakenly gave the Neon Sign Transformer as 30 Kv at 60 milliamperes, it should be 15 Kv at 60 milliamperes with a center-tap to case ground.
I sat the pressure cooker on a 1/2 inch thick sheet of acrylic insulation in order to get the 15 Kv between the electrode and the surface of the LiOH-laced about 3/4 inch deep pool of water in the bottom of the pressure cooker. The Volt-Ampere characteristic of the transformer limits the amount of power in the discharge: *http://www.neon-lighting.com/articles/neon%20transformer%20FAQ.htm*<http://www.neon-lighting.com/articles/neon%20transformer%20FAQ.htm> Given the 2250 joules per gram heat of vaporization of water and the specific heat of the air above the pool (the pool didn't show any appreciable temperature rise) it would require careful calorimetry to determine Over-Unity yield. OTOH, if a proton or deuteron sequesters a bound Muon from the electron cloud of a higher Z atom it can only do so if the resulting binding energy of the muon is less than the estimated 2720 eV binding energy for the proton or deuteron otherwise the role of the muon as a catalyst is terminated for conditions readily achievable in the modestly equipped laboratory.
