A "how it works" theory has precisely zero to do with the ability of an end user to operate the system. Do you know ALL the theories behind the devices you use daily?? I seriously doubt that. I know "I" don't, and I'm more technically inclined than most.
"The purchaser bought a system which Rossi had "advertised" as being able to produce 1 Mw, but Rossi was only able to produce 470 kw. The uncertainty in the power output of the unit is greater than its demonstrated output power.
Incorrect. The customer operated the system in two modes..."electronically stabilized" (with input heaters to the reactor cores....COP 6:1), and "self-sustained" (with no power applied to the reactor core heaters). It yielded 1MW in the first case, and your 470KW in the second.
So it performed precisely to specifications.
Unless, of course, it is a total scam.
I wasn't talking about operating the system. I was anticipating that the purchaser would have trouble getting it to work and would have to call on help to get it operating.
I don't have to know how the battery in my car causes the engine to run, but if I try to start it and it doesn't start, I will have to call on somebody to restore the car to operability. That person WILL need to understand what has gone wrong and how get the car started.
If it's a scam, as I think it is, then the purchaser, assuming there really is one, is going to immediately run into problems and will have to call on Rossi himself to "restore it to operability".