I made no such assumption. I never said that. But the articles did not report this and apparently if this was done, this technical info was either not shared and reported, or was shared and not reported. I tend to believe from so many different reports on the test at least one article would have included this information if it was given out.
Given Rossi’s background, a ‘reasonable person’ would have a higher degree of skepticism about what he’s doing. Again, I’d love it if it works, but given his past, he’s really his own worst advocate.
It might be a good idea for him to split required startup power from the cooling power. Then turn off the power for startup, and let the unit run for 3-4 weeks in standalone mode.
I'd have to ask what articles and where you got them. Your perception of what was done is completely at odds with EVERY OTHER TEST/DEMO that was ever done using the ECat. And the measurement of "input power" is so fundamental to developing ANY figure for COP that is simply unthinkable that the measurement was not made. In fact, I'd be surprised if the genset used didn't have its own current/voltage readouts. A quick check of "Google Images" of gensets shows that most of them "do" have such meters.