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To: imchris

Powerful enough to heat electric blankets? Who’s going to pedal all night?


2 posted on 10/30/2011 6:53:51 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Pilot: n. The Highest Form Of Life On Earth)
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To: SkyDancer

Powerful enough to heat electric blankets? Who’s going to pedal all night?”

One of these geniuses will set his sleeping bag on fire and sue NYC for not protecting him. And no, if I was there I wouldn’t pass water on hi to put it out.


4 posted on 10/30/2011 6:56:49 PM PDT by jessduntno ("They say the world has become too complex for simple answers... they are wrong." - RR)
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To: SkyDancer

http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm

I typically ride at a bit over 18 mph for a few hours a day weather permitting.

That works out to ~150 watts.

The generator may not be 100% efficient?


17 posted on 10/30/2011 7:47:00 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (The best is the enemy of the good!)
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“We’ve got five bike-powered generator systems that are coming from Boston and we’ve got five more plus other ones that are going to supplement as well so we’re completely, completely off the grid,”

They are completely off the grid now. No lights, no heat. Plenty of snow.


18 posted on 10/30/2011 8:11:43 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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