<[email protected]> wrote: I believe the E-kitten actually used for the test was the one which still > had > cladding (far right). The stripped ones were just to show the construction. > Not > actually used in the test. >
I think so. > I think the smaller size is because the instability has turned out to be > larger > than expected, and Rossi is trying to maintain a stable output overall. > There is > also the fact that if a small device explodes, it doesn't do as much damage > as > when a large device explodes. > He said something to the effect that it is easier to control the smaller devices. I do not know if the instabilities are worse. I hope they have decreased with the smaller size -- that is more or less what he said. A 4-kW device will do plenty of damage if it goes into a runaway reaction. Rossi is sure the thing cannot do that now, but if 32 of them exploded I would not be so confident of that. - Jed
