Posted by admin | Posted in Home Improvement | Posted on 10-09-2011
Tags: battery, charger, folding solar charger, folding solar charger 12v, folding solar charger 20w, folding solar charger portable, folding solar charger usb, gadgets, power, solar
how would I go about building a a rear carrier mount bike generator?
I am trying to build a device which would mount on the rear carrier of my 20 inch folding bike, which would generate and store electricity, for anything, within reason that can be plugged in (i.e lamp, computer, stereo etc).
I bike about 10-15 miles a day and I would like to generate some power and $ave on my elecricity bill (I already have solar panels) and create some green power.
So I want to create, in essence, a kinetically generated charger to mount on my bike, which, when I get home, I can plug appliances into.
If such a product already exists where can I get it. If I need to make it from scratch what is my first step?
There are generators made to attach to bicycles. They can be found in bike shops, and sometimes auto stores (Western Auto), hardware stores, and department stores. You’d have to use rectifier diodes if you hope to store the voltage.
Unlike another poster said, they put out a weird type of AC instead of DC. Yes, I’ve measured it. It required the AC setting on a multimeter to get a stable reading. I’ve even managed to get one of these generators to run as a motor using a transformer with AC output. It ran rough that way since it was not tuned for 60hz, but it did run, proving that it was an AC generator. It required manual starting for it to turn. It did not run at all on DC.
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