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JedRothwell A simple cell phone video would suffice. A professional video certainly isn't required. If Mizuno is willing I'm sure we could find someone to hold a camera. I have family living in Sapporo that I'm sure could…

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I would like to echo magicsound 's request to know the details of how the heater is configured and mounted including what kind of vacuum pass-through is used. Pictures would be wonderful.

In addition:
- Full details on Mizuno's…

JedRothwell The most immediate piece of information I would like is the type of internal sheath heater used in the R20 reactor, and how it is mounted inside the reactor body. None of the images available show this internal construction detail, other…

I have to point out that almost all the reports of claimed positive results seem to have used reactors and/or meshes supplied by Mizuno. Further, they mainly use the same air-flow calorimetry as described by Mizuno. These results should not be called…

RGA post-analysis of the MR2.6 cell content showed contamination of typical atmospheric composition, N₂, O₂, H₂O and OH-. Plenty of H₂ and H₃+ was also seen, but very little D₂. This is surprising, because the only exposure to H₂ was from the use of…

MR2.6 was uneventful. The temperature matched calibration within 1°C at each power step and no radiation above background was seen. On a positive note the new streaming format worked very well and no crashes or dropouts were encountered.
One observation…

MR2.6 (60..170 Watts) is now streaming live at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6koatFuDAk

The first heater power step of 60 Watts will start at 17:00 UTC

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A programmer was on his way home from work when his wife called on his cell phone.
“Please go to the store on the way home and get a loaf a bread, and if they have eggs, get a dozen”, she said.
The programmer brings home 12 loaves…

A couple diagrams related to the suggested process and observations in the previous post:

On a related note, this is the calibration curve I am using:



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Test run MR2.4 has started. The live video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNRhdIUY_8

For this test the cell was baked out and 370 Pa of pure Deuterium was added from a new lecture bottle. The same treated Ni+Pd mesh from previous runs…

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Paradigmnoia , is there somewhere we can find a concise description of your setup without scrolling through this whole thread? I can't remember what you're using for temperature sensors, but it looks like you're getting stray…

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Loosely in reference to this suggestion and to mine in other posts that abrasives could be used in the process, I have tried including slight amounts of silicon carbide grit (from P80 sandpaper), and—not unexpectedly—this…

I received a lecture bottle of D2 from the source recommended by @j9381
After relocating the gas manifold and the usual search for plumbing leaks, I'm now able to fill the cell with good control and little waste.
Here's a look at the gas, showing 99% A=4…

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Okay, Mizuno told me you should definitely do this. Expose it to the flame to soften it, so that more of it adheres to the nickel.

Earlier I linked a burnishing test I made several weeks ago with copper on a partially oxidized carbon steel blade. Today I attempted again the novel Mizuno burnishing process with a 1975 Canadian nickel 5c coin on a somewhat oxidized mild steel plate.…

I try to look at what can be done with reasonable effort, expenses and practicality. Experimenting with usable amounts of various custom palladium alloys might end up being an expensive exercise as it's not clear what would work or be needed exactly.

I…

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Nope, but it's possible to color the surface with a gas torch. That creates a very thin layer of oxide though. The color is only visible near the angle of light incidence, suggesting the oxide layer thickness is around the…

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For what it's worth, some time ago in the general Mizuno replication thread I posted a burnishing test made with copper on a carbon steel blade whose surface was cleaned and roughened with 80 grit sand paper for about 4/5 of its length,…

Thank you magicsound . Very useful analysis. Have you tried an oxidized region as can and Storms have suggested?