Ed's Work?
Dear Smokey,
Item #1
Ed didn't do any work. He didn't have a clue as to how this stuff actually worked he just wanted to sell it and make millions for himself. He was just lucky that Marvin was a friend of his when they got the half baked original idea from Andre Poppoff. Marvin did all the technical work from 1957 to 1964 Gray came back and seems to have been involved in finding investors. For some reason Marvin left in 1971 (or so) and gave all the hardware to Gray, who then claimed it as his work. Perhaps Marvin got sick and tired of working with a crook and didn't want to be around when the cops showed up.
Item #2
There is no indication that Marvin left with any money at all. And if Ed had an empty bucket it was because he spent all the money on Wine, Women, Song, Gambling, limos, and expensive hotel rooms. The actual research budget was always being cut back to service Ed's immediate needs.
Item #3
The original concept did not die with Marvin Cole but with Mr. Hackenberger. It took him a few years to figure it out and when he did he made significant improvements on the technology. He reduced the size of the engine by 66%, reduced the complexity of the circuits, upgraded to solid state in some places, and cut the manufacturing costs by 70%. Most of all he increased the power output by a factor of 10.
Item #4
There is no technical data, photos, or documents prior to 1973. All I have are stories from family members and zip on any technical information. So, you are out of luck (like the rest of us) as to what was actually happening prior to 1973. I would certainly like to know myself.
Item #5
If you think the recovered Motors are complex then take another closer look at the EMA4 and follow those 128 wires back to the commutator. That was a rats nest compared to the EMA6 and later models.
Item #6
According to Peter Lindeman Mr. Beck declined the job offer when he quickly learned that Gray was not the originator of this technology. How would you feel if someone offered you a job to make them rich by getting someone else's discovery to work. Mr. Beck was not the first to be offered this kind of deal.
Mark McKay
Originally posted by David G Dawson
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Item #1
Ed didn't do any work. He didn't have a clue as to how this stuff actually worked he just wanted to sell it and make millions for himself. He was just lucky that Marvin was a friend of his when they got the half baked original idea from Andre Poppoff. Marvin did all the technical work from 1957 to 1964 Gray came back and seems to have been involved in finding investors. For some reason Marvin left in 1971 (or so) and gave all the hardware to Gray, who then claimed it as his work. Perhaps Marvin got sick and tired of working with a crook and didn't want to be around when the cops showed up.
Item #2
There is no indication that Marvin left with any money at all. And if Ed had an empty bucket it was because he spent all the money on Wine, Women, Song, Gambling, limos, and expensive hotel rooms. The actual research budget was always being cut back to service Ed's immediate needs.
Item #3
The original concept did not die with Marvin Cole but with Mr. Hackenberger. It took him a few years to figure it out and when he did he made significant improvements on the technology. He reduced the size of the engine by 66%, reduced the complexity of the circuits, upgraded to solid state in some places, and cut the manufacturing costs by 70%. Most of all he increased the power output by a factor of 10.
Item #4
There is no technical data, photos, or documents prior to 1973. All I have are stories from family members and zip on any technical information. So, you are out of luck (like the rest of us) as to what was actually happening prior to 1973. I would certainly like to know myself.
Item #5
If you think the recovered Motors are complex then take another closer look at the EMA4 and follow those 128 wires back to the commutator. That was a rats nest compared to the EMA6 and later models.
Item #6
According to Peter Lindeman Mr. Beck declined the job offer when he quickly learned that Gray was not the originator of this technology. How would you feel if someone offered you a job to make them rich by getting someone else's discovery to work. Mr. Beck was not the first to be offered this kind of deal.
Mark McKay
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