> Both Levi and Lewan were given a second-shot at testing.
Do you mean Levi was given a chance to repeat and record properly his long high power experiment and refused? If so, WHY?!?! | With the possible exception of the Oct 6 run, all of the investigators (not Krivit -- that was a demonstration) were allowed to bring their own equipment. I have more of a problem with the output power measurement method (evaporation of water) and the lack of a blank than I do with the instruments. Except for using the Testo device to determine quality of steam. It's not designed to do that. IMO the whole idea of using evaporation of water is silly and error prone. Grabowski's white paper clearly demonstrated the potential for errors of 8x in Rossi's method. A much better method is to keep the coolant liquid (by increasing its flow rate) and simply measure the delta T across the device in the liquid. That's what Levi supposedly did. It's a pity he did not repeat it. Grabowski et al: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/GrabowskiKrobustperf.pdf > You then have to believe that the experimenters were independent, but not > very good. Or you have to buy into Krivit's Krusade, that they are all in > collusion. > It's not independence if they use Rossi's venue, his input power, his coolant supply and especially his test method. I have no suspicion that Lewan is in collusion with Rossi. That would make no sense. I do think he may have been bamboozled by Rossi. IMO, the investigators who allowed the test to stop after a few hours were wrong. A device claimed to be designed to run six months without attention should be able to run much longer. Running it much much longer tends to make it more difficult to fake. | Rossi first promised people they could come and witness the demo when it was to be done at Defkalion. Then again, when he though it would be in the US. When he finally got a "top secret" customer he was in a bind: he didn't want to break his promises, and they didn't want it shown at all. Let me see about that compromise. It involved none of the scientists or reporters being allowed to follow the progress of the experiment and the instrument readings-- not a one. It involved nobody seeing how the device was controlled. It involved a huge diesel generator connected to the device and running the entire time and it involved only half the power production claimed and that for only a few hours. I hope nobody thinks this was a convincing demonstration. And of course, as Jed pointed out early, it's not even a good idea to test at that power level. It's much easier and just as convincing to get accurate measurements at power levels of 10 kW or even 1 kW if the tests are properly done for long enough by reliable and credible, highly competent, labs or universities. IMO, nothing about the megawatt demo made any sense whatsoever if Rossi's claims are real. Rossi did not enhance his credibility with this dog and pony show-- he would have been better off keeping it secret except for a press release. Anonymous client? For the world's first megawatt nuclear fusion generator? And he just carts it off without permits or further fanfare? Just like that. Your really believe it?
