Cheap home made generator

bob_falls@yahoo.com · Jun 20, 2012

ghostrider;4913 said:

Or trolling motor battery.
Also need 12 or 24 volt DC light bulbs and hookup wire.
The grounding buss connectors sold at electrical supply houses and lumber yards would be ideal to hook up all your wires, just insulate one side, or use wood box.
Two batteries hooked in series gives 24 volts, less voltage drop across the wire, and across the loads-light bulbs.
Two batteries in parallel: + to + just increases the current available.

The big question for the gilligans island
generator, would be, could you pedal fast enough to turn the alternator fast enough?
You might have to add a bigger sprocket on the bike or smaller pulley on the generator to reach its minimum RPM to output the 13.6 VDC, or more to charge a 12 VDC battery.
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Maybe a gear box with a big shifter that came from a wrecked Harley could work. Start out slow & shift gears to get to proper speed. But, then how long will you last?

BTPost · Jul 8, 2012

Actually, It is a well documented FACT. that even the Best Trained Athletes, can only generate about 100 Watts, on a Continuous Basis, and a Maximum of about 250 Watts, on a very Short Term Basis. (Like 30 MInutes) So as a long term Power Source, Humans are NOT very efficient at making Power. Much better to use Hydro, Solar, or Wind..... ..... YMMV....

DarkLight · Jul 8, 2012

Maybe on a bike but didn't you see The Matrix? Apparently we make GREAT batteries!

-06 · Jul 8, 2012

A bud and I are thinking about building a dual purpose trailer to tow behind our R/Vs. By putting PV panels onto the trailer it could easily be hooked to your home's needs or unplugged and towed with you. We will make them dual axle with storage capacity also. That way you have most of what one needs in a BO situation--or just camping. 4 60 watt panels should take care of most needs. If not a couple more can be added w/o much trouble.

BTPost · Jul 8, 2012

If you design the Axle system right, you can connect a generator to the Trailer Wheels, and charge the batteries while towing the trailer to the BOL. Then use the Solar to maintain Full Charge, on the batteries while not moving. A wheel driven Generator will provide a lot more power than ANY Solar System, for charging the batteries..... ..... YMMV....

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