Completely ridiculous assertion on Jeds part. Like I said, do the control run WITHOUT injecting gas at all. However, since Rossi claims this thing will cost pennies to fill up, I dont see why injecting some other gas and possibly wasting powder on a test run is a problem.
***You have no concept of economies of scale. When I worked for a well-known semiconductor company, we had maybe 10 prototype samples of a chip that ultimately would sell for less than 60cents apiece. But those prototype samples were worth far more than 60 cents. Also, at that time, trying to prove some scientific point is far down the list of priorities.
I understand completely! First of all, Rossi has enough powder to make and refuel the 1 MW unit he “sold,” right? He couldn’t spare a bit of powder to run a test with a small unit?
Second: I reject the idea that exposure to air somehow ruins the powder. Are Rossi’s reactor cores air-tight and shipped pre-purged with hydrogen? I rather doubt it!
The whole thing is ridiculous. At best, Rossi is an inept alchemist who has no idea how his invention works; at worst, he’s a con artist.