On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote:
> Mary Yugo <[email protected]> wrote: > > One more minor point about the blank. I just remembered that the amount >> of hydrogen Rossi claims is required for relatively short tests is >> negligible in terms of heat of adsorption or reaction with nickel -- it's >> around a gram if I recall correctly. So it would be unlikely to affect a >> blank determination to any significant degree if that matters to anyone. > > > Perhaps you miss the point about the hydrogen. It has to be completely > removed from the Ni or you may get a cold fusion reaction. It will not be > blank. > Let's see if that's true. I doubt it. It's easily tested. > It is difficult to remove all the hydrogen. > > If you are going to do a blank it is better to use virgin Ni in > a vacuum that has never had H in it. > How about a brand new E-cat? It will be innocent of hydrogen. There's not a lot of hydrogen in room air. > If someone feels the need to do a comparison, it would be easier to use a > joule heater rather than any kind of blank cell. > I very much doubt that anyone will persuade Rossi to do any sort of blank test so this is pretty academic at this point. It would have been nice if Rossi's nose had been rubbed liberally in the idea long before now. Maybe you did that and if so, good try.
