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I read somewhere long ago that someone set up a bicycle generator that his
kids could use to watch a small black/white TV.
I also read the average body runs at about 100 watts.
I suppose the most sustained power/pound human output is the bicycle
athletes they use to fly man-powered aircraft.
Isn't is interesting that the same man, Mr. McCready, helped designed the
lowest/slowest/weakest airplane, the Gossamer Condor, and the
highest/fastest/strongest airplane, the Blackbird?
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying 30 07.715N 081 38.394W
Julington Creek Estuary FL
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> To: Sea Quell crew. <>
> Cc: <>
> Date: 5/30/2007 9:21:00 PM
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Stationary bicycles and generating electrical power
>
> From what I have seen a normal person can produce enough
> power from a stationary bike to either run a radio or a
> small washing machine but that may only be on an island
> after a 3 hour tour. Well maybe that's not a normal
> person a but a little buddy with a red shirt and a white
> hat.
>
> Vern
>
> On Wed, 30 May 2007 15:31:56 -0700
> "Sea Quell crew." <> wrote:
> >
> > I have read that normal people (average) can generate
> >about 150 watts for 30 minutes to an hour. If I have it
> >right, 150 watts an hour on a 12-14 volt system is about
> >12 amps per hour. Halve that if you can only do 30
> >minutes.
> >
> > It has been done before, see this example:
> > http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
> >
> > -Neal.
> >
> > John Kennedy wrote:
> >> I just returned from 5 days on the West Coast with my
> >>two sons, my
> >> son-in-law and an instructor on a 42' sloop. Great!
> >>
> >> However, after a week of sitting on a boat, my walking
> >>legs were not in
> >> great condition to continue my training for an up-coming
> >>walkathon. My
> >> wife was beating me up on the hills!! <grin>
> >>
> >> I remember reading years ago about a guy who installed a
> >>stationary
> >> bicycle attached to some sort of generator. He got his
> >>exercise and
> >> recharged some power to the batteries at the same time.
> >>
> >> Has anyone ever heard of such a set-up, or know anything
> >>about it?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
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