I added it to the comment section yesterday but do not see any evidence that it is planned. It is simple and does not take much time for the payoff. I would be fairly well convinced that they have achieved the goal if this test is performed and the results are in agreement with their calibration runs. I recall reading about the old vacuum tube computers where the operators would run a test program before and then after a critical program run. If the bracket tests came out correct then they knew the tubes held up. It is hard to find a test that is more convincing.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 14, 2012 5:45 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:MFMP: Temperature of inner glass surface. David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: They need to run the power into each wire sequentially at the same level for long enough to see if there is a difference between the two. I suggested a 1 hour run into the inactive, immediately followed by 1 hour of active wire drive, then followed up by 1 hour of inactive again at the 48 watt level. If they do not run this, then it will be very easy to assume calibration problems. Good idea. Add this to their on-line comments if you have not done so already. - Jed
