[between_the_lines_mn]

I found the New Energy Times site about a year ago, and I’ve been lurking on these threads..

There was always something that bothered me, and I just figured it out. Rossi claims that his device converts Ni to Cu and Fe...

All the theories for Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) claim neutron formation and immediate capture by the metal atoms at the surface of the metal. During a reaction, many neutrons get captured, making heavier and heavier isotopes of the base material. Beta decay of the unstable isotopes increase the atomic weight.

For Ni-58 -> Cu-63 takes 5 neutrons, and one beta decay.

There is no path from Ni-58 to any stable Fe isotopes.

Rossi is a fraud.

I think there is LENR is real, and it really easy to prove with an isotope analysis of the starting material and the ending material. You will observe several new elements, and an increase of heavier isotopes and depletion of lighter isotopes

[dinodino]

Great observation! I agree with you on LENR, too.

[muawiyah]

The "Iron" issue arose in a different context ~ that of a third party who tried to explain what was going on, then complaining about the "Iron".

He may be using Iron in his catalyst, so yes, it would end up in the output product ~ kinda' like a process discovered/used by the LENR guys up in Hokkaido.

Maybe someone would like to dig up all the "Rossi Iron" references and cross index them to WHO is saying what.