Search found 8 matches
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:04 am
- Forum: Home Energy Area
- Topic: induction motor as generator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 49479
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: Home Energy Area
- Topic: Radio 4 Wind Turbine program
- Replies: 1
- Views: 29581
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:54 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: Any old rag and bones ? Any old Lithium ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14703
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: March 29th North West Meet
- Replies: 27
- Views: 60565
Really enjoyed the day and got to ride in a car that runs on batterys! Wow thats a first and not the last im hooked now....hey Tim i could see you driving around in Focus....fancy swapping? I bet not! The boys keep talking about the Berlingo and thought it was amazing, thanks Tim. Great hospitality ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:20 pm
- Forum: Home Energy Area
- Topic: My Smartdrive 2 Stage Savonius VAWT
- Replies: 12
- Views: 76555
Loads of torque on that baby, that looks like a F and j? washing motor converted? My last genny was a big brushless motor with magnets resined to the armature but sadly the local planning dept didnt share my idea with reducing enviromental damage and my elecy bill! Its looking good though and i like...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:30 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: Mobile phone batteries
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6737
Mobile phone batteries
I work in the mobile phone industry and can get hold of quite a lot of Lithium-Ion batteries (used). Now i know this might sound mad but would it be possible to wire for amperege then for voltage to build up a big battery? This would take time and a lot of batteries i know but was wondering if anyon...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:21 pm
- Forum: Home Energy Area
- Topic: I have made my own power but not at the moment
- Replies: 5
- Views: 39856
You can get pulse chargers that help to break down the sulphation and i think i saw a couple diagrams built around a small chip called 555 timer. The idea of washing was to try and remove the short that occurs at the bottom of the cells...oh well worth a try. Im sure you people are more up on all th...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:49 pm
- Forum: Home Energy Area
- Topic: I have made my own power but not at the moment
- Replies: 5
- Views: 39856
I have made my own power but not at the moment
First of all hello to all and what a wonderful thing to be interested in. Im now looking into electric vehicles for 2 reasons and 1 being i like electricity and 2 the price of oil is now crazy. Here is my homepage http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s.amesbury/homepage.htm Im also a radio ham and my userna...