Mobile Pedal-Powered Generator

[fischparov]

genious fellas pure and simple, I love it!! How bout put the bike on a stationary setup and charge deepcycle batteries would that work?

[wisdomandchange777]

WOW this is from 2007 and i been thinking about this for a while , anyways , perhaps something like this could be used to power an electric bike ! ...

[TheAlliancehero]

where can i buy? just curious, cause if you are selling please post a link.

[jasonbaxterpiano]

sexy man bike power

[PoppaTom1948]

TOO-O-O-O-O-O-O COOL!! I love it ....do you sell kits? Website??

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[justliketolook]

Hi Kevin ,I would like to attach and small generator to my bike wheel that will recharge 2 or 4 AA rechargable batterys that light a led bike headlight .So I don't have to worry about the batterys going dead. Something that will keep the batterys at full charge. I can't find a rechargable bike led headlight that can be connected to a small generator that recharges.I've seen bike led headlights that have small hand cranks built in but I don't want to stop and crank to recharge batterys.

[ryanThornhill1]

@justliketolook  just get a generator and wire it into your light and you won't need batterys

[bryguy95]

are these available to buy anywhere?

would a total electronics noob be capable of learning how to construct something like this?

is it ironic that as i type this a lightning storm just knocked out my power?

im going on a bike trip soon across the country and something like this would be extremely useful for keeping my droid/laptop charged

[gmuta2000]

Good job guyz!!

[Shumaka84]

i have a doubt, if u go too fast can't u "blow" your cellphone??

[BaseBallsBest]

@Shumaka84

Towards the beginning of the clip, they mention having an output regulator of 12v. This is standard and will assure that you do not blow up your awesome Android device!

[Shumaka84]

@BaseBallsBest

oh ok xD i missed that... thanks

i think i'm gonna build something like that xD

and i have a smartphone... i wish i had a android o.0

[williamblake69]

wow ...... that is very innovative !!!!! i like

[rroge5]

i wonder if the regulator is switchmode.

[HATZld]

i want 1, it would be very handy for cyclin to work when ive forgotten 2 charge my phone

[turf1996]

From Cornell - recognize the field house - very cool

[CommanderB9488]

LOL@ the engine warms up. Great work guys! Keep it up!

[stringonmyshirt]

i i dont know if this is going to the guys that made this video, but how do you get ahold of one of these? I am very interested because my maine transportation is a bicycle and would like to use my energy for my electronics...let me know and thanks for your rockin post!

[robinsroundup]

Is it possible to set up this system to produce more power? perhaps a different generator? I'd like to set this up on my bike, and add a few other items.

[GreyGeek77]

A typical person in good shape can generate only 80 watts continuously for 8 hours. The notebook I am using to write this draws 90 watts on average and 120 watts peak. Forty to fifty continuous watts is  probably the limit for a device like this.

[RossJD]

can you run this to charge and store on batteries such as the ones they use for storing solar generated elec ??

[brodiekid]

get a fucking life

[nyckelbenet]

What's the definition of a "life" then? Having fun and being creative while building an innovative source for electricity is pretty much of a "life" to me..

[waterworldengineer]

hey why are you bothering to watch such a video? Obviously you lack SO much in your life you feel the need to lash out at those who have a reason to get out of bed in the morning..

[cappydawg]

mmmmh. I*'m guessing that the generator is capable of producing much more power than you are currently pulling... Try putting a battery in parallel to the circuit so maybe you can keep charging yopur laptop wen u at red light?? lol just a thought+

[kdc43]

I made one like that in 1984 using angle irons and 4 wind shield wiper motors mounted on a bike rack. Drive wheels were cut from a closet dowel. It was raised and lowered by a dowel wheel/machine screw combo. For the bike stand I used a 2'x4' plywood, a 4"x4"x8" wood for the bottom bracket and 2 support wires. (It helped to have worked at a lumber yard/hardware store at the time!) I got 12 Volts and 8-10 Amps to charge a DEAD car battery in 20 min of pedaling.

[matthewsolis247]

now how do I build one in stationary application for home use to power cells or capacitors to power appliances, lighting, heat, etc. ? Please respond. Thank you for the video!

[levinejonah]

if you would like to just power in stationary mode, skip the wheel to wheel design and run the PM off of a geared system with the bike on a stand. If you would like to have the mobile unit build as we have and then weld or otherwise build a stand for the back.

[levinejonah]

That is a function of how long you would like to ride the bike. Sure it can power a battery.

I made the bike gen power, a power drill.

[fluffywoods]

would it power a tv and a desktop pc?

Can you use it so it charges a battery strong enough to power the above mentioned?

[twilkes123]

good, everyone should have one.

[riothero313]

for small things like phones and such would it not have been easier just to modify and off the shelf generator powered headlight systems?

[levinejonah]

the pm unit give many more options then the small headlight system, larger power range.

[zealotman101]

I would like to know how you built this please. I wanted to build one of these for a long time just like yours.

[jonahlevine]

Thanks, glad you like it. In the video greg gives a good description of the parts. What he does not say is exact size of shaft and wheel and names or makers of parts. But I would suggest you go to a good hardware store and explore the pully wheels, shafts, bushings, and bike racks. Also go online and google around for a PM generator. See what you find and if you still have a challenge repost here and I will reply.

Best

Jonah

[Kidderuhoh]

This was a very well thought out broadcast of the facts. This is a keeper for anyone that wants to go solo power.

[sjman409]

can you make a list of the parts you used? i'd like to build my own, and your idea seems like the most simple one yet.

[jonahlevine]

see my reply above on the parts. Greg does a good job in the video of stating what parts we used. Feel free to repost and I will reply.

Jonah

[prabhat77]

Mobile Pedal-Powered Generator