As claimed out at the Kinetica Museum web site: [KINETICA OPENING DELAYED: Due to some technical difficulties caused by the intense heat from camera lighting, Steorn's demonstration of its 'Orbo' free energy technology has been slightly delayed. As a consequence, Kinetica Museum will not be open to the public today (5th July). A technical assessment is currently underway and information will be posted on the websites of Steorn and Kinetica as soon as it becomes available. We apologise for this delay and appreciate your patience.]
* * * * This is exactly the kind of unexpected mishap of which many who have graduated from the SoHK (School of Hard Knocks) had feared would happen. Just as Jed had recently commented, it is not at all unusual for unexpected glitches to suddenly rear their ugly heads when publicly debuting a brand new untested product. Well... "untested" is a matter of interpretation since one presumes ORBO was successfully tested under laboratory conditions. "Well...Jeez! It worked splendidly in the lab!!!!" Murphy's Law is never more in full swing, such as at these kinds of unforgiving public debuts. It's an embarrassing fact of life. "Intense heat from camera lighting" suggests, at least to me, that the permanent magnets overheated and permanently demagnetized. This does not bode well for STEORN. It suggests the prototype is irreparably broken as-is, that essential parts would need to be replaced quickly before the public becomes too jaded. It suggests their much anticipated ORBO technology may not be as robust as hoped. It hints of the possibility that the entire ORBO technology line may be in danger of suffering the same fate. This in itself would not necessarily be a complete showstopper. It just means the technology is not as robust as one wished. It means special operating conditions (i.e. limited temperature parameters) will need to be maintained, which in itself is not at all that unusual. It's also not a leap of faith to theorize that one could substitute other permanent magnet alloys that are likely to handle intense heat more graciously. However, other permanent magnet alloys & their inherent magnetic properties might make them more difficult to harness the ORBO effect, whatever that might be. STEORN and the Kinetica Museum claim a temporary delay, that the doors will open Julyl 6. Hopefully, STEORN has a few spare permanent magnets of the right size and shape on hand to replace the demagnetized ones. If those dang magnets have overheated and as such permanently demagnetized it may be unrealistic to assume the doors will open to the public by July 6. Even if they have spare PMs in inventory and the entire STEORN crew pulls an all-nighter the prospect of making sure everything is working properly by tomorrow is a tall, TALL order. Final Thoughts: I suspect every ORBO employee (and especially the employer) is acutely aware of the fact that their jobs are on the line, literally. That could be a powerful incentive to fix the problem ASAP. We shall see. Good luck STEORN. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
