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elevated weight as storage for generator?
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Re: elevated weight as storage for generator?
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by Norm (
peppysue@suite224.net
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I have considered using weights to store power.
Now if I can remember, a rope wrapped around a
drum connected to a 50:1 ratio gear box and hooked to a small pm motor...about 10 lbs of water in a milk jug....traveled about 1 inch per
second
Something like 6ft.per minute to keep this 2 white led lit for one minute! About 5 volts...
Now do some math...how much weight it takes
over distance in 8hrs to keep these 2 leds
lit....then compare 4 rechargable AA batteries
will do the same job for 16 hrs. then you might
start to appreciate what an e Norm us job they do!
http://www.otherpower.com/images/scimages/22/TEST.JPG
( :>) Norm
( :>) Norm
elevated weight as storage for generator?
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