Exactly. One of the reasons that Pons and Fleischman got into such trouble is that their calorimic measurements were very inaccurate. They also tried to measu

Exactly. One of the reasons that Pons and Fleischman got into such trouble is that their calorimic measurements were very inaccurate. They also tried to measure neutron radiation but their equipment wasnt up to the task. McKumbe mentions that the quality of the palladium varies greatly from source to source. Since one theory is that the fine structure of the palladium forces the deuterium atoms so close that they fuse, I infer that the nature of the fine structure is important and could vary greatly from source to source. Impurities could be the key or the poison.