Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <a...@lomaxdesign.com> wrote:
> With the electrochemical cells, all else being equal, output is somewhat >> proportional to input because high input boosts high loading which in turn >> boosts the heat. But I would not call that amplification. >> > > This is classic amplification. A small current controls a larger current. A > small heat controls a larger heat. I do not think it "controls" it in the same direct sense a transistor current controls the total output of the device. It is indirect control at best, and often unreliable. Especially with electrochemical cells there is a time delay and in many cases increased power does not work at all. Increased power sets in motion a chain of events which sometimes -- but not always -- results in increased output. In some cases power increases on its own in the absence of any power. The point is, there is no way you can quote a meaningful ratio here, or extrapolate from the experimental devices to a commercial product and speculate what the final ratio may be. There is every reason to think it will be much higher than 1:6. - Jed
