Bicycle Generator of Electricity

             I became aware of this Nibiru situation last April and have been working steadily toward independence of the electrical power grid ever since. My first venture into this arena was a bicycle powered automotive alternator. I discovered that a 5 ribbed serpentine fan belt matches the tire rim of a standard 10 speed bicycle, so I cobbled together a frame upon which was then mounted a bicycle, less the rear tire, and with a 63 amp GM alternator. This worked, but not as well as I had hoped. The field coils which comprise the rotor consume about 2 amps of power, so the first 2 amps that you generate by pedaling is lost to the field coils. Not good.

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              Since the total power I could produce at an easy and sustainable pace was about 5 amps, my net gain to the battery was only 3 amps.
             The solution I chose was to modify the alternator by replacing the field coil with a steel slug, machining a groove on the O.D. and cementing in rare earth magnets to provide the field. This new creature now qualifies as a PMG(permanent magnet generator), which can be seen below with the rotor to the lower left.
 
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       This has eliminated any power loss to the field and results in all of the generated power being applied directly to the battery you wish to charge. A permanent magnet motor (PMM) can also be used for this application without any internal modifications, but would probably require a sleeve to adapt the automotive pulley to the PMM shaft.
       A pedal power system such as this, coupled with 2 or 3 deep cycle batteries and a small DC to AC inverter can provide power for energy efficient lighting and transistorized radios.
       However, I came to the conclusion that my shelter should include a 25 sq. ft. garden with a 400 watt grow light system which would burn 10 hrs. per day. Although I like sprouts, the idea of putting fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, cantalopes and peas on the table was irresistable. So I turned to one of my favorite resources, E-bay, and located a 9 hp., 2200 RPM, Changfa diesel. These miserly little migraine makers are so stingy with fuel that the required 20 hr , high idle break-in, consumed roughly one gallon of fuel. Not bad for an engine about as far away from seating the piston rings as it can get.
       After a framework was fabricated for the engine, two 94 amp GM alternators were mounted to be belt driven.
 
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        Because this cast iron flywheel engine weighs 250 lbs , wheels were necessary as well as a push bar for leverage. This unit can produce approx. 200 amps of 12 volt DC power and , according to my calculations, do it on 1 pint of fuel per hour. This means the diesel would have to be run only 2 hrs per day if there were no other power input to the batteries, to acommodate the garden. Sooooo , if a fellow were to bury a 600 gal. diesel fuel tank, (the same size tank used by most people who have diesel equip. to refuel) it should last you at least 6 yrs. Not bad!
 
        I have other information which should be of interest to those on this list, but right now my two index fingers are getting sore.
 
 
       Bill in Arizona

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