[Energy] Pedal-powered electricity
Zmick, Adam
azmick at mba2012.hbs.edu
Thu Dec 1 17:16:00 EST 2011
Hey Ted,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I've seen videos of a similar setup, but they use a car alternator instead of a DC motor. What are the benefits/drawbacks of both approaches? I'm looking to moving to India to do some development work there, and I want to learn how to produce power using whatever materials are available in remote locations. (I figure it might be easier to get my hands on the alternator off an old car than to choose the best generator for the job from a store somewhere.) Would you have a minute to chat about it sometime in the next week or so?
Thanks,
Adam
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From: Ted Moallem [ted.moallem at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:00 PM
To: Zmick, Adam
Cc: pedalpower at mit.edu; energy at lists.occupyboston.org
Subject: Re: Pedal-powered electricity
In the process of documenting our new design here:
http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Pedal_Power
More info on OB PedalPower group builds, generator components, and
other designs here:
http://pedalpower2thepeople.pbworks.com/w/page/47830717/FrontPage
Ted
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Zmick, Adam <azmick at mba2012.hbs.edu> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I walked past the tent with this email taped to it at Occupy Boston, and I'd like to know more. I thought that pedal-powered electricity was a great idea, and it was cool seeing it in action. I'd be really interested in knowing how to construct a similar device. Do you have instructions available anywhere? Do you have any tips you could share from your experience? I'd really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
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