You see that they have answered promptly. Are you contented with the answer? In my opinion it is not justified and not reasonable to treat these gentlemen with suspicion and/or hostility, why should they pay for Rossi's disastruous PR methods? Peter
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:35 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Good question Peter. I have asked a number of questions on the DGT forum > in the past but they do not answer consistently. The Vortex has a number > of excellent members with a great deal of knowledge about many subjects. A > question such as the ones that I have presented are much more likely to > fall upon fertile ground here. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Gluck <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 12:19 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Name that tune > > "The question illuminates, not the answer" (Eugene Ionesco) > Why you are not asking on the DGT forum? > Peter > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:15 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have always assumed that the heating elements within the Rossi ECAT are >> using AC. The frequency of the current is assumed to be 60 or 50 hertz, >> but I do not recall anyone measuring it. One interesting possibility to >> consider is that the large AC magnetic field associated with this current >> contained within the core might be strong enough to agitate the nickel due >> to its magnetic properties at modest temperatures. Also, do we know how >> electrically conductive the core materials are? I wonder if the core >> net resistive value is consistent enough to carry current for heating power? >> >> What if the extra spike that we observe in the waveform can be triggered >> by the large magnetic field or current that flows within the core region? >> >> A lot of questions and few answers. Maybe some of them will cause a >> light to shine within one of our collective minds. >> >> Dave >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: francis <[email protected]> >> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 9:56 pm >> Subject: RE: [Vo]:Name that tune >> >> Why does everyone assume the heater elements use DC? A transformer >> would be the easiest way to adjust the voltage or current to larger rms >> values and would explain the isolation transformer. The blue control box >> then might simply gate this AC power through the transformer for longer or >> shorter durations. This wouldn’t be called an RFG but it would have the >> same effect while simultaneously heating the reactor elements. >> Fran >> >> >> *Jones Beene* >> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09:19 -0800 >> Mine too, and now ... the real reason for this inquiry - why do you need >> one? >> >> Coincidentally, as you mentioned in the preceding message, they claim NOT >> to >> use an RFG. >> >> Which technically does not mean they do not have a fair amount of RF noise >> in the reactor, does it? It means only that they have no dedicated RF >> generator. >> >> There are other reasons for having an isolation transformer than to >> protect >> your Variac and other instruments and computers from a source of >> disruptive >> electrical spikes, so it's not a smoking gun - but is there a good reason >> not to suspect either a spark gap or glow discharge arrangement inside the >> reactor somewhere? >> >> After all, if we were talking about resistance heating elements (ala AR) >> being your thermal input and your P-in, then an isolation transformer >> would >> not be needed, correct ? >> >> >> > > > > -- > Dr. Peter Gluck > Cluj, Romania > http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
