Thanks Robin, I took a look at that link and see that such a battery does in fact exist. I may have used a term that is not common in the industry when I referred to beta + decay as just beta decay, but I think most people understood what I intended. My reference was the Wikipedia article on beta decay where the positron version is clearly mentioned.
I guess I would have invented that darn battery if it had not already been done before. I am not surprised because as I said, it was very simple. I am trying to get a handle on the amount of power available from this source and my preliminary estimate is a few watts. This figure should be determined more accurately as I verify the calculations. The positron battery technique may result in a simple way to obtain charging power for a larger battery startup system using an ECAT that runs self sustaining. That would allow a remote application of a space heater type of ECAT if the power output/power input ratio can be significantly improved. I will be surprised if this ratio does not improve dramatically with research. The possibilities are endless. There are additional reasons for having a moderate insulator between the active core-heater combination and the heat sink. If the energy is in fact emitted as energetic positrons as Rossi and group claim then this will allow for better output/input control and gain. I wish we had a good proven theory as to how this beast functions. It would make life much simpler. Dave -----Original Message----- From: mixent <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 10:07 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: Is the ECAT out of the bag? In reply to David Roberson's message of Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:10:37 -0400 (EDT): i David, snip] suggest you take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaics egards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
