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Anybody here have experience with using pedal power to generate 12V? I've done the usual Googling, but I'd like some first-hand info if possible.
Thanks!
- Lorne
Thanks!
- Lorne
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Re: Pedal-powered generators?
Fri, May 11, 2007 - 5:32 PMBeyond lighting a light bulb? That's the most I have ever seen/done.
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Re: Pedal-powered generators?
Sun, May 13, 2007 - 11:49 PM
"Average human generates 150 to 200 Watts of energy!"
www.econvergence.net/electro.htm
That will light up some lights / run a boom box / control some electronics. You'll be hard pressed to cook a chicken in a toaster oven, however. My toaster pulls about 10 amps!
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Re: Pedal-powered generators?
Mon, May 14, 2007 - 8:30 PM--What's the load? Reason I ask: you might do better with a wind generator and a storage battery.. -
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Re: Pedal-powered generators?
Tue, May 29, 2007 - 9:51 PMThis is for an art piece being done for Burning Man. Participants pedal bicycles to light up a sequence of large neon structures. It's part of the piece that the power is coming from the participant. Estimated power need is about 80-100 watts. -
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Re: Pedal-powered generators?
Thu, March 26, 2009 - 12:11 PMStepper motors will work at low RPMs and are pretty easy to find, you will need a few bigger ones to get the power you need.
Info is available on the web for this.
You can get one wire alternators for cars and hook several bikes to it.
Chain drive is better than belt due to power loss issues, and you can use random bike sprockets and parts to get the speed you will need
out of the alternator.
Hope you got a answer before mine about this.
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