Good point JoJo. Proponents are conflating two different Papp anecdotes which completely warp the story. The flimsiest extension cord would be adequate to run the engine in a no-load condition, and it could continue to run for several minutes with the benefit of a hidden capacitor. This was what happened, in fact. (see below).
Plus - A thirty+ year old meaningless affidavit from deceased individuals who supposedly tested the engine for the newly scammed owner of the technology on the premises of a third rate university - that does nothing to make the case … other than by that time, Papp was desperate and could convince no one in LA or the rest of California to buy-into the scam - and had to go all the way to what had recently been known as the "Cherokee National Female Seminary" to find two chumps to "validate." -----Original Message----- From: Jojo Jaro You're right about the wire size calculations but during the test with Feynman, the Papp engine was not connected to a dyno. Wasn't it just free spinning? Yes it was. BTW to set the record straight - Testimony given by Feynman indicates that Papp, not Feynman unplugged the engine. To wit: "Mr. Papp pulled the plug from the wall, and the fan propeller continued to turn. 'You see, this cord has nothing to do with the engine; it's only supplying power to the instruments,' Papp said. Well, that was easy. He's got a storage battery inside the engine. 'Do you mind if I hold the plug?' I [Feynman] asked? 'Not at all,' replied Mr. Papp, and he handed it to me. It wasn't very long before he asked me to give me back the plug. 'I'd like to hold it a little longer,' I said, figuring that if I stalled around enough, the damn thing would stop. Pretty soon Mr. Papp was frantic, so I (Richard Feynman) gave him back the plug and he plugged it back into the wall. A few moments later there was a big explosion: A cone of silvery uniform stuff shot out and turned to smoke."
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