Hi Jen, You have already provided an answer to your proposed venture. I would use a modified bicycle wheel, with some sort of vanes or "Spoons" attached o the outer diameter, with a bicycle generator in the centre hub. The connecting segment can easily be machine from round PVC stock. Please check out some great folks at ( Ask Cindy McArthur at www.altalux.com), and give a look at their low wattage lights which would be perfect for your application. Particularly the 12 LED one, give off a great circle of light, and if more is needed the individual lights can strategically be placed around the area he wants to light up.
Check your local Bicycle store. Check to see that the bicycle generator gives out a base voltage flat enough not to mess up the LED lights. (not clean DC) Check also to see that the frequencies that are around any bulb you choose will disturb insects enough for them to fly into the lights.. (they may not be attracted!!) You may also want to just get yourself an automatic bugkiller, specif. designed for fish applications. This works a small motor also running a few volts...that "whips" the insects into the water, and can have a small attractant light... See www.aquaticeco.com for those. I have a bunch of those bicycle gens right in my storeroom, I am sure they are available. Mike JAMAICA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Stephenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: [microhydro] tiny tiny hydro > Hi ... I have a customer with a trout stream who wants to have one light > shining on one spot in the stream at night to attract the bugs and thus > the > fish for viewing. > > He likes the idea of a paddle wheel or tiny turbine to produce the power > for > the light, the equivalent size as bicycle light or LED headlamp. > > Does anyone know of products out there that produce only 10-50 watts? > > Thanks, Jen > > > > -- > Jennifer Stephenson > Solar, Micro-Hydro & Off-Grid Specialist > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.renewables.net > 250-354-3428 > > Sustainable Living Technologies > 7531 Deer Park Road > Castlegar, British Columbia > V1N 4V8 > > > > > > > Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at > http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of > charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! > > NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who > provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not > endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. > > More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net > > To unsubscribe: send empty message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
