Probably goes without saying, but if there is no way to set up a proper control in a context such as this one, that would seem to be a flaw in the experimental design. But since calorimetry is being used, presumably you could use a resistance heater as a control.
So you have seen the light after our previous exchange. Better late than never.
"that would seem to be a flaw in the experimental design." LOL.
I don't know what is wrong with people like THH. It is one thing to point out an error in an experiment and quite another to go on at length with insults about Rossi and anyone who might bean ally (like the Swedes).
There is information missing from the brief description of the E-Cat QX set up. Things like how it is started and whether it produces a voltage that may make measuring the power input difficult. Presumably we will know more after the public demo in October. Meanwhile it is a mistake to speculate on what he might have done wrong. You don't know what other measurements were made in the year Rossi has been working on it..
Likewise comments about readers of ECW being repeatedly "taken in" is pure insulting speculation. Papers like the one this thread discusses provide sufficient interest to follow the story, but that doesn't mean it is proof of anything. It obviously isn't. Not that anyone here agrees with me, but you should wait for sufficient data before making up your mind.
I don't think you have had enough experimental experience to pontificate on the relationship of experiments to science.