petebaxt
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« on: September 11, 2010, 04:16:29 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2010, 12:39:42 AM » |
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Anyone thinking of doing a DIY wind turnip should have a look too.  ta ta
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2010, 11:18:59 AM » |
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Tidy. It something I've considered, but don't have any keen static cyclists to use it, so there was limited point. I thought you should connect it to a kettle: once it's boiled you know you really deserve that cuppa.  Did I read right, you're generating about 100W with 250W on a sprint.
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2010, 12:20:47 PM » |
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20 in a gym with a grid tie inverter, jobsagudun. ta ta
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2010, 04:20:10 PM » |
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20 in a gym with a grid tie inverter, jobsagudun. What FIT rate do you think you could get?
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2010, 05:42:45 PM » |
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20 in a gym with a grid tie inverter, jobsagudun. What FIT rate do you think you could get? Would it need to be MCS?  ta ta
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« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2010, 07:51:15 PM » |
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20 in a gym with a grid tie inverter, jobsagudun. What FIT rate do you think you could get? Would it need to be MCS?  ta ta Until somebody sets up an alternative, MCS is the only option.
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2010, 01:03:38 AM » |
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Really nice! Very impressed with it. One day, when I get chance, I'll have a go. Funny enough, I reluctantly threw an old circular saw into the metal recycling. At the time, I was racking my brains to think what a nice flat piece of circular steel with a centre hole could be used for...
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petebaxt
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2010, 06:18:18 PM » |
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Hairyloon yes i average around 7 or 8 amps at 13.5volts about 100w the sprint you see on the pic was 21 amps at 15 volts about 315w
don't know about my fit rate! after a hour on this I'm fit to drop lol
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2010, 06:45:14 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2010, 07:44:24 PM » |
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Outtasight at least your having a go  don't matter what it looks like 
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2010, 07:05:01 AM » |
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Hi petebaxt Well done!! I wish I had the Patience, skill and time to make an alternator like yours, Have an applaud mate  Hawkie 
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« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2010, 12:33:34 PM » |
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Same for me. I wish I could make one. And knowing that I'd produce some juice that might even motivate me to go on the bike!
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« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2010, 04:42:20 PM » |
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well what motivated me is to kill 2 birds with one stone  that's : fight the flab  and lower the dreaded electric bill  anyways i have done some changes to it i got a grid tie inverter 14v - 28v 300w to try on it on hooking it up and got peddling the inverter cut out !!!! i was over powering the inverter  i was kicking out more than 28v so i got a bigger one 28v - 48v 600w and now its working fine 
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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2010, 09:35:39 PM » |
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Great system,
Looks great, well built and grid tied, how cool, good work.
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