Pedal bike 12 volt power generator, dirt cheap, ghetto style

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A simple, home made pedal power 12 volt generator made from an old mountain bike and junk parts for $12 (not counting stuff already on hand).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• bike generator
• alternative power
• human power
• generator
• bicycle

[zander181846]

@Tasawer786 Depending on your required power, a good rectifier would work. I'd say run it though a rectifier to convert to AC and connect it to an outlet for your adapter.

[aaaarrrgggghh]

my idea is to hook up 5 car generators to a back wheel via a belt

[peacelovepurplepanda]

What type of motor did you use? The year? Make? Any Ideas?? I[m trying to duplicate this design and am having trouble finding the right motor

[SamuraiClinton]

Hey dude, watch my bike videos, and put yourself in my shoes (not literally); and you'll see that the wattage required to run my headlights and car radio exhaust the output of alternators. This is why I use a marine deep cycle battery (simply because it provides good longevity, since I don't have to deal with premature wear on the rear tire, since money is scarce for me). I like charisma, I don't use gayass earbuds to listen to music. I wear a helmet since safety is my priority.

[ShadowAimai]

I wonder if you could connect several generators to it, and thus increase the energy output?

[budlight571]

Cool

[valentass88]

the best thing is that you can work out and generate energy at the same time!

[awizardalso]

@astrialkil By and large, it's very impractical to say the least. I'm not saying that it's useless, just that there are very few applications that make it worthwhile endeavor to pursue. If you have good imagination abilities, it shouldn't be that hard to see what is involved here and the drawbacks that come with it.

[Tasawer786]

nice effort .but what we can do for making electricity that we may use a PC with the human made electricity ?

[astrialkil]

@baloonhead1 It wasn't hateful nor garbage. You just seem to be missing the point that this is for EMERGENCY and not for fun, SERIOUSLY are you going to be watching TV after a tornado , hurricane, 10 foot snow fall, major riot? And you wouldn't be putting a 25 watt bulb nor a 100 watt , you would be putting a 5 watt LED bulb that puts out the equivalent of a 50 watt bulb. 50 watts isn't a lot but its enough to walk around your front room with out tripping on stuff.