Stirling engine generator powering radio (approx 50mw)

This is a more reliable Stirling engine generator that I built. It has a graphite piston and a larger cooling tank, so it will run all day powering the radio. The displacer is steel wire wool. I haven't measure it properly yet, but I think that it's slightly more powerful than the first one I built. This one will just about run the radio on one candle, although it really struggles with the LED's using three candles. Pictures will be available soon on my site : http://sites.google.com/site/reukpower

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• stirling
• generator
• electricity
• engine
• robert
• heat
• power
• appropriate
• technology
• diy
• coke
• can
• pop
• alternative
• energy
• electric

[LZ2SM]

what is the voltage output under and with no load?

[specallez]

@LZ2SM I don't have this any more (smashed the glass cylinder :( ) but if I remember correctly it was about 4V no load and down to 2.5V with the radio.

[oishifunk]

Cool, you can now survive the zombie invasion.

[specallez]

@oishifunk  Yeah, roll on the zombie apocalypse :>

[TVsterwarsHarryPott]

Can I buy one???

[specallez]

@TVsterwarsHarryPott Nope, sorry.

[zorlac88]

+1

[MrZombieRyan]

i've heard of steampunk, but damn...

[Wadef16]

OMg Epic Idea

You Could do this with paint cans and make a Big one and then make More Power OR you could get a heating pad and make it run its Self and take what Power that was Left over and power..uh idk but it would be EPIC 

[LZ2SM]

@specallez That sounds nice!I just completed a engine from your site coke can strilling but with displacer taken from the 1 hour version,I also took the diaphragm style from the 1 hour version,since there was no steel wool it's slow,but its working!Now it's time for improvement!Tanks for the how to!

[KanaCanaful]

if there is ever a zombie apocalypse. i would go to your place :)

[khoham]

scumbag leds



[xxKILLEROJRCxx]

Lol nice ^_^

[IoanBojan]

It is an very important information for me and my prototipes.