(Mic) wrote in :

Or any alternative method for a electrical water powered generator for
crusing a la homemade.....


It's so easy you'll just be sick:

http://www.otherpower.com/

The rotors are made by gluing strong magnets to an old car disk brake
rotor, still on its bearings. The coils are hand wound pancake coils
placed sorta-close-to these rotating magnets, but not too close or it'll
stall it. 3,000 watts of rectified DC output is pretty simple, but your
rotating propshaft internal or dragged behind the boat, won't produce as
much power as their home-made wooden rotors do.

Notice how SLOW their alternators turn....no noisy gear trains, no belt
drives, no pulleys.....

I can just see an old brake rotor spinning behind the sternrail on its long
shaft trailing out behind your sloop, its copper stator coils shining in
the sunshine against the sea.....(c;

The guys whos webpage this only have a few complaints, one of which is what
to do with SO MUCH FREE POWER!

(Don't miss the hamster powered alternator pages done just for the
kids...(c

On Sun, 08 May 2005 13:51:19 -0400, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

(Mic) wrote in :

Or any alternative method for a electrical water powered generator for
crusing a la homemade.....


It's so easy you'll just be sick:

http://www.otherpower.com/

Thanks for the link Larry....I have also read Hugh Piggot of
Scorecraig Scotland....

What about the trolling motor idea.....? is it a PM motor? Do you
think it can be done? I like the Duogen of england concept but it
just too pricey.....

Larry I have followed your posts for sometime and usually been well
entertain and informed,,,,,

Thanks

On Sun, 08 May 2005 19:38:57 GMT, (Mic) wrote:

On Sun, 08 May 2005 13:51:19 -0400, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

(Mic) wrote in :

Or any alternative method for a electrical water powered generator for
crusing a la homemade.....
Larry here are some links for ya...

http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca...mcsele/i2k.htm
the project presented is a 2kVA power inverter designed for backup
during utility failures.

http://utterpower.com/project.htm

http://utterpower.com/ST.htm

http://www.green-trust.org/equipment.htm
Cool Home Brewed Equipment

http://www.stewardwood.org/resources/DIYcyclepower.htm
How to make a cycle powered generator

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...2676.Eg.r.html
how do I make my home-made electric generator more efficient?

http://www.generators-hq.com
is an information web site focused on Generators.

http://www.webpal.org/webpal/b_recov.../generator.htm
Discover How To Easily Build a Portable Low Budget Power Generator
" Using an old Lawn Mower and materials you can pick up locally and
cheap"

LARRY LINK;
http://www.qsl.net/ns8o/fd99.htm
Field Day 1999 at the NC8V Caboose
We amassed 1125 QSO's in 24 hours of operation covering 80 through 10
meters in both CW and SSB modes. Operators we NC8V, W8MHV, N8XWO,
AA8EB, WD8RIF, WD8JLM and me, NS8O.

Larry are these friends of yours?????^^^^^^^Chech out their HUT.....

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower...ternators.html
Alternator and Generator Comparison for Wind Power

http://theepicenter.com/tow02077.html
Build a generator from a lawn-edger motor.

I figure the ele. trolling motor has to be a PM motor otherwise it
would be using or need power for the fields,,,

Now the question is what RPM and what about voltage regulation.....

(Mic) wrote in :

Larry are these friends of yours?????^^^^^^^Chech out their HUT.....



No, I never met the guys at otherpower.com. I stumbled on their website
searching for generators, one night. One must admit they are MOST
resourceful. The power they get from a brake disc is simply amazing.

Rube Goldberg would have been very proud, indeed....(c;

Thanks for the links.

(Mic) wrote in :

What about the trolling motor idea.....? is it a PM motor? Do you
think it can be done? I like the Duogen of england concept but it
just too pricey.....


It would put out "something", but not anything significant because you'd
have to turn it awfully fast (watch it run as a motor), which you
can't....and its magnets aren't strong enough to produce much power if you
can't.