David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: Do you consider this an out of control cold fusion device? It certainly > has that appearance to me.
Of course it was out of control. However, as far as I know, when the runaway reaction began the cell was undergoing electrolysis. It did not begin to go out of control in heat after death mode. Obviously by the time the cathode reached the table top the cell was shattered and the cathode was in H.A.D. mode. There is no evidence that H.A.D. causes a runaway reaction, but the obverse is true. A runaway reaction causes H.A.D. when it interrupts electrolysis. Actually, anyone can "cause" H.A.D. anytime while doing a cold fusion experiment that is producing anomalous heat. Just turn off the power. The anomalous heat continues for a while. This is probably not a particularly significant or important quality. It just proves that the input power is only needed to keep the hydride at high loading. Hydrides do not deload instantaneously, so the reaction is bound to continue for a while. Input power does not cause or modulate output power, except indirectly, by loading the cathode or stimulating it with a high temperature or flux. The ratio between the two is pretty much meaningless, as I said. With gas loading, the ratio is governed by the quality of the insulation. That's not profound. It is not even interesting. There is nothing to be learned from it. - Jed
