Pedal Power!
- Posted by e4 on January 3rd, 2008 filed in Cost: Medium, Difficulty: Moderate, Energy, Everything Else, General, Projects, Tools & Products
David Butcher is a man on a mission. He built a pedal-power generator, with a huge particleboard flywheel for maximum efficiency. His design has powered electric items such as a television, a washing machine, and a bread machine. But he’s also able to use it for tasks suited to direct mechanical power rather than the less efficient electricity conversion, like a reciprocating saw and a water pump. He seems to have an ever-expanding list of practical uses for his Pedal Generator.
Interesting stuff…
[ And as long as we're on the subject of pedal power, here are two great links to bicycle repair and maintenance. Not quite related, but not quite worth of a separate post either. ]
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