king 11,664 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 It seems real and I think it is..although some comments say yes and no ?? What do you make of it @Greyman free electric when away from the mooring etc.. Or even to power a garden shed ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, king said: It seems real and I think it is..although some comments say yes and no ?? What do you make of it @Greyman free electric when away from the mooring etc.. Or even to power a garden shed ? He's some boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Francie said: He's some boy Great idea if it 100% works mate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,440 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 how does 12 v run a drill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 25 minutes ago, mC HULL said: how does 12 v run a drill It's not 12v! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,440 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Gav said: It's not 12v! an alternator is isn’t it perpetual motion for electricity would be the holy grail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 He's totally alerted the alternator with Neodymium magnets, so it is a perpetual drive for the AC motor producing 230v (or 227v on his meter), clever stuff but I've solar panels, battery bank through a 3000w pure sine inverter which is a lot less engineering an faff, runs my heating pump, lighting and charges my cordless tools just fine 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Much the same as gav it looks great but a bit to technical for me, have also seen it done with those ceiling fans as well, i,m also quite conscious of fire risk on a boat, with gas diesel and battery’s there is a potential for a little spark to make a Big Bang, I have 480 amp hours of battery and a 2000watt inverter onboard and will be fitting solar panels this spring and probably a bigger better inverter a bit later on, if I was in an off grid cabin or something similar I would definitely give it a go, thanks king 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,555 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 I like stuff like this I find it interesting tbh I think it’d be worth them teaching stuff like this in schools now days in ( design and technology) with how the worlds going. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, poxon said: I like stuff like this I find it interesting tbh I think it’d be worth them teaching stuff like this in schools now days in ( design and technology) with how the worlds going. That is true but the powers that be don’t want you to have free power otherwise every new house would be fitted with solar and a Tesla battery wall 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,414 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 12 hours ago, mC HULL said: an alternator is isn’t it perpetual motion for electricity would be the holy grail It isn't an alternator any more; it's been converted into a motor. It provides two functions; 1; to drive, via the belt, the a/c generator. 2; to provide an excitation voltage for the a/c generator. "Perpetual" is a bit of a misnomer, the Laws of Thermodynamics prevent that. I would assume to build a system big enough to provide a substantial amount of current would need some sort of prime mover to start the motor running, not a piece of string. I agree with what others have said, solar panels seem a lot simpler, and probably more efficient. I also understand people are taking another look at Stirling Engines to provide cheap energy. Cheers. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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