remember the wind mill will be in a 40 to 60mph wind not 5 or 10 mphs I tried a cooling fan but didn't get a high enough voltage even at 45mphs, 1/3 amp though ..all that the panel meter needs is .012 watts . This is suppose to look like art so small may be better. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dymaxion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: Re: amazing! hood ornament extendes range
> Maybe you could rig something up that popped it up only when the > brake pedal was pushed... I like that idea kind of like flaps on an air plane >Or only have it work when the car is > parked... I think 50 watts takes about a 1 meter diameter windmill, > it would work pretty well here in the windy desert (when the car is > parked! :) ) The car's original electric cooling fan might work, too. > > --- Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1sclunn wrote: > > > a hood ornament that could put out 60 watts could really extend > > the > > > range of an EV especially one with old batteries... By having it > > > hooked to the weakest battery... I can honestly say (testing can > > be > > > done) this thing is working! > > > > Yes, it would work. But is it worth it? > > A wind generator that can generate 60 watts is rather large. are you thinking 50 mph wind?? > > Certainly > > bigger than a hood ornament. > > > > The wind generator is getting its power from the vehicle (it adds > > wind power in power out is information that would be nice to have along with other specs. > > resistance, which the motor must overcome). So, it will cost you an > > additional 120 watts (or more!) to get that 60 watts. that comes to 6 watts per batterie (20 bats) and the one tired bat gets the boast of 60 watts this may be to much . I Myself would not go over a 8" prop and was thinking of putting it on the back > > So, you would be better off using a small 60 watt DC/DC converter Yes and you could put it in a clear box . also a motor generator in clear box on hood . You could switch it on inside ,a real interest getter. > > to > > take power from the pack as a whole to charge the weakest battery > > -- > > which is what I'm doing. > > -- > > > > __________________________________________________ > Yahoo! - We Remember > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute > >
