Comments on: The Genertator Bike: Good idea? http://allyrose.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-genertator-bike-good-idea/ investigations which may one day lead to art Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:01:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: peter hudson http://allyrose.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-genertator-bike-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-105 peter hudson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:12:59 +0000 http://allyrose.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-genertator-bike-good-idea/#comment-105 after much research and reaching your same conclusion about david butcher, i bought some old tunturi exercycles for about $50 each. we found that using 48vdc 500watt scooter motors was the most economical AND most efficient way to charge 24vdc battery array. we found that mounting a skateboard wheel directly to the motor and on the exercise bike freewheel we got the proper rpms to generate 30vdc which was perfect for our needs. we did need TEN of these to generate between 1000-1500 watts. check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzvQH7KrXF4 peter hudson after much research and reaching your same conclusion about david butcher, i bought some old tunturi exercycles for about $50 each. we found that using 48vdc 500watt scooter motors was the most economical AND most efficient way to charge 24vdc battery array. we found that mounting a skateboard wheel directly to the motor and on the exercise bike freewheel we got the proper rpms to generate 30vdc which was perfect for our needs. we did need TEN of these to generate between 1000-1500 watts.
check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzvQH7KrXF4

peter hudson

]]> By: Chris http://allyrose.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-genertator-bike-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Chris Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:20:40 +0000 http://allyrose.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-genertator-bike-good-idea/#comment-4 Yes, when I was doing the same research I also found that it was expensive to do something out of the box, required a bit more electrical knowledge than I currently had to do my own solution, and either way didn't provide enough electricity for what I wanted to run... Here's another expensive alternative: http://www.windstreampower.com/ I am going to keep thinking about it though. There was a really good tutorial that I saw a year ago, I let you know if I find it. Yes, when I was doing the same research I also found that it was expensive to do something out of the box, required a bit more electrical knowledge than I currently had to do my own solution, and either way didn’t provide enough electricity for what I wanted to run…

Here’s another expensive alternative: http://www.windstreampower.com/

I am going to keep thinking about it though. There was a really good tutorial that I saw a year ago, I let you know if I find it.

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