But with 10x the output as input, he's got lots of energy to waste doing the necessary conversions. If that EE can't do it, I can - I'm a mechanical engineer so I could use that 4000w output to power a steam engine driving a generator. There's enough inertia in a system like that to manually switch the input from his electrical socket to the generator.

But ehh, lets save some effort: with 39 years of development (and he's been claiming for a substantial portion of that time that his model works), he's had ample time to figure out how to make the machine run itself. With that much extra energy, it should be trivially easy. Why is his house still on the grid: indeed, why isn't he selling energy back to the power company (the power company is required to buy it from anyone who can sell it)?

Regarding those testimonials from engineers - if any of them are worth the title "engineer," why hasn't one of them helped him turn his device into something useful?

Bottom line, garnolyan, it takes more than testimonials to convince a scientist/engineer: scientists and engineers require that you show them actual evidence. And given the amount of money his device has generated (in that way, its a success), I'm a little surprised he's not in jail yet. He's not just a hoaxster, he's a fraud.

And it was Newman who sued to get his application reviewed, won, then refused to submit his device for testing, right? I guess people who still give him money just don't do their homework.

Edit: I was wrong, he did eventually get his device tested by the National Bureau of Standards in support of his patent application. Can anyone guess what the result was...?