I think there is a consensus that Rossi was the control mechanism for his > earlier devices. If this is the situation, he will not be able to leave > for any extended length of time. The self sustaining mode, if that is what > they witnessed, will require careful control if operated for very long. I > find it hard to accept the definition of *self sustaining* mode if any > form of power is being applied during this period. It appears to be more > of a *let it run until it dies* mode that I have seen supported. >
Far as I know, it's never been allowed to die. That would be interesting. Instead it has always been stopped after a relatively short time (a few hours) except for Levi's test but detailed records of that have not been made available and, sadly, it has not been repeated. Rossi makes a big deal about running "self sustained" but it's really not a big issue if he has to provide a bit of electrical power. That is not the problem with the demonstrations and never has been. Sure it would be nice to have the thing sitting on a glass table in the desert isolated from anything and have it run for weeks. But that's not necessary to prove it's real.
