Wind storm in Ottawa knocks out power for many
Thursday I was downtown Ottawa. I received a warning to be careful since there was a wind storm. I checked Environment Canada and they said it was gusting to 96km/h.…
Read moreIncandescent
My friend Bill from Winona wrote a blurb on incandescent bulbs. It will be interesting to see where lighting goes. The compact florescent are pretty nasty (full of chemicals). Have…
Read moreTracking energy usage
Home electricity tracking can be done with a Tweet A Watt which is based on the “Kill A Watt” electricity tracking device. This looks like a cool project since it…
Read moreGenerators Arrived!
I finally received four generators. These are 24V, 350W DC motors from a go-kart/scooter application. I figure they will make nice generators for human power. They came with nice motor…
Read moreHuman Power vs. Hamster Power
I’ve been working on a human power for kinetic art so a post on hamster power in the Ottawa Robotics online community drew my attention. According to the post, a…
Read moreMounting a generator on a pedal bike
Looks like my friend Sanjay will be the first guinea pig for generating electricity from human power. He has an exercise bike which looks great for getting some testing in on some…
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