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29th April 2007, 07:37 PM #1
Making a pedal powered television
Okay.
I am not a fan of the box, and would happily live without it (notwithstanding Wilfred, Spicks and Specks and any Rugby match). And so as a part of our renovations I am considering putting an exercise bike in our "TV" room and then hooking it up, so you need to ride the bike to power the box.
I have googled this stuff, but all I come up with is mad scientists stuff, which looks half baked.
Do you think it would be possible to power a TV off an exercise bike?
What would the basic principles be?
What would the components be?
Cheers
and TIAThere was a young boy called Wyatt
Who was awfully quiet
And then one day
He faded away
Because he overused White
Floorsanding in Canberra and Albury.....
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29th April 2007, 07:53 PM #2
Movie and links to plans here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvEK4I5HGz4
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
Cheers,
P
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29th April 2007, 07:59 PM #3
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29th April 2007, 08:14 PM #4
And when you start to look like Arny you can run a home theatre
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29th April 2007, 09:09 PM #5
Run the TV off a 12 volt battery, via an inverter. Rig a generator to the bike, to charge up the battery.
Chris
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29th April 2007, 10:08 PM #6
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inverter
Yer - I was gonna sergest that...
friend of ours bought a 12v starter booster from Fleabay - it also has an inverter and an inflator...
they took it bush - ran the TV and DVD and 2x60W lights off it via the inverter and had enough power to fry the bacon in the elec frypan the next morning...
amazing
Jedo
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30th April 2007, 04:45 AM #7
Hmmm pedal powered table saw... its all in the gearing!
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30th April 2007, 10:39 AM #8
Thanks guys.
I was actually thinking along the lines of direct power, rather than battery and inverter.
With all due respect, I don't want it looking like a cow shed from Nimbin, I was hoping that whatever I come up with doesn't have a big foot print.
One of the links Midge sent refers to a thing called Ultracapacitors. These seem to be the type of thing I am after, they smooth out the voltage in someway.There was a young boy called Wyatt
Who was awfully quiet
And then one day
He faded away
Because he overused White
Floorsanding in Canberra and Albury.....
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30th April 2007, 10:48 AM #9
Doesn't have to be a huge elecrical mess if it's only a small TV that can be run directly off 12 Volts. The battery just means that if you stop for a beer the TV keeps going. It also provides some regulation incase you dont pedal at a steady speed. A little lead acid battery (fire alarm or computer UPS) can be had for about $20, charge that from your bike powered generator. The battery should run the TV for a couple of hours if you pedal real hard and get it fully charged.
Cheers
Ian