Re: A great homebrew generator plan

Posted by greenbeanman in Kansas on December 06, 2004 at 20:44:05 from (4.244.189.59):

In Reply to: A great homebrew generator plan posted by Jake In Colorado on December 06, 2004 at 19:05:54:

Hi neighbor, I'm in the next state over, i.e. Kansas.

When I was a kid my brothers and I played/experimented with all sorts of homebrew devices, nothing as grand a scale as you speak of however.

I encourage you to proceed with the fun project. Be sure to start with a fully charged battery. Install an ampmeter on the line going to the motor, and an ampmeter on the line from the alternator to the battery. Check the difference.

When you put the device into operation be sure to time it to see how long it takes for the battery to completely run down. Uh, hate to agree with the others, but it will fail to produce enough to keep operating.

I would rather see you young men work on the capacitors and device needed to gather "ether" electricity courtesy Tesla's ether plate collector. There are books bearing his patent information, but as far as I know the capacitors and trigger devices do not exist today.

To get you to also think along other energy lines, how about coming up with a device to gather the heat from household waste water? There are a few on the market, but I think one could be made better. Dishwasher water, washing machine water, etc. capatured to extract the heat from it to preheat incoming water heater water. Get the idea?

How about relocating the compressors from freezers and refrigerators so that the heat is expelled from the house during the summer, and is used to help heat the house in the winter. Perhaps use the heat from them to preheat water heater water.

Jake, I have faith in you young people. WE NEED young people like you to kick around ideas until they work and become reality. YOU GO GUY!!!! Never stop dreaming.

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