Recently it has been reported that the latest version of the Rossi ECAT can
operate at 600 degrees centigrade or more without going unstable. This is a
remarkable improvement if accurate and it is suggested that the proof will be
delivered soon.
The earlier versions of the device tended to become unstable when the
temperature increased much beyond the operational level and now that appears to
be under control. To operate in such a manner suggests that the mechanism
which establishes the LENR activity is mostly independent of temperature of the
device. Actually it might imply that now there is a form of negative feedback
operating which tends to throttle back the energy generation process once a
threshold temperature is reached.
I have long hoped that the driver source could become independent of the output
states in LENR devices since that would devoice the devices from the strong
temperature effects that have made stability a big problem to contend with.
Imagine how wonderful it will be if we are able to control the reaction by just
changing the drive with minor temperature degradations. There has been a lot
of recent activity related to carbon nanotubes and variation in the waveforms
driving the LENR devices. Perhaps Rossi has found a good combination of
hydrogen storage with release control and an electrical signal that work
together as a system. Time will reveal if all or any of this is true.
Maybe someone within the group has knowledge of the operation of the Patterson
cells which seemed to use an electric current as the control handle. Was that
device sensitive to temperature in the manner associated with positive feedback
or more benign as would be expected if negative feedback were dominate?
I for one would welcome the improvements in the Rossi device that have been
outlined, but have learned from experience that it is easy to say something
remarkable but then not follow up with the goods. Perhaps this time we will
see the results that we so much anticipate.
Dave
