BigBlue
Active Member
Here's an Instructables on how to build your own bike generator: http://www.instructables.com/id/BikeGen/
A rack mounted generator, running on brake surface of the bicycle wheel sounds like a good idea. Look at the size of his generator wheel! By the way, the author of the above Instructables has 3 versions of his generator.
Here's some more information on bottle generators with circuits and information about adding a capacitor: http://cocodrilabs.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/bicycle-dynamo-generator/
Here's another thread explaining how to calculate the charge rate of your lead-acid battery (see post #10): http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=16228
BB, I think your onto something by installing a bigger wheel to slow the generator down. Heck, if a Dremel can produce 41 volts, how much is the generator producing with a motorized bicycle.
Good Luck,
Chris
AKA: BigBlue
A rack mounted generator, running on brake surface of the bicycle wheel sounds like a good idea. Look at the size of his generator wheel! By the way, the author of the above Instructables has 3 versions of his generator.
Here's some more information on bottle generators with circuits and information about adding a capacitor: http://cocodrilabs.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/bicycle-dynamo-generator/
Here's another thread explaining how to calculate the charge rate of your lead-acid battery (see post #10): http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=16228
BB, I think your onto something by installing a bigger wheel to slow the generator down. Heck, if a Dremel can produce 41 volts, how much is the generator producing with a motorized bicycle.
Good Luck,
Chris
AKA: BigBlue