Patriotism, for the most part. Raw courage and strength. Commie fat makes a pretty damn good candle, lol. Naw, pede, firewood. Most of Texas is rural. Some use kerosene.
Alternator off a car. Power it by wind or water. 13.4 Volts dc. Charge your batteries, run led's etc. Use your imagination. Fun fact: you can use a pencil to start fires by wiring it up to a car battery.
I think it might be a little more difficult than that with varying wind speed. Wouldn't they have an effect on voltage output? You would need a decent buck/boost regulator I think.
Difficult? Are you serious? You can even hand crank them. There is a built in voltage regulator. The current is limited by the speed it turns. Try it some time. Try and hold on to it when you turn the rotor by hand.
I power my cabin with one. Rigged up a water wheel in a creek. I use firewood and heating oil (kerosene) for heat as required. Have a TV that runs on 12 Volts. Works a treat! Have fun!!!
Badass! Do you just use a 12v to 110v a/c inverter?
If you buy a junk Toyota Prius, the high voltage battery actually supplies 100A at 14v to the low voltage battery in the back. You can hook up an inverter to the back and basically have the quietest 1200w generator around. It only kicks on the car to top off the high voltage battery intermittently.
You can use an inverter, sure. If you need 120VAC. Just remember the current limitations of the alternator. You can run a mini fridge but not bigger. Whatever you could run off the automobile is what you can run off the alternator, provided you spin it up. I run a cabin off one. I hooked it up to a waterwheel I welded up and it provides lighting, runs a 12 V tv, charges my usb devices, etc. You can run multiple alternators to increase the amount of current for higher loads. You can also use buck-boost converters to raise or lower the voltage required. All the information for basic electronics can be found online for free.
How do Texans light their homes?
Patriotism, for the most part. Raw courage and strength. Commie fat makes a pretty damn good candle, lol. Naw, pede, firewood. Most of Texas is rural. Some use kerosene.
Reminds me of the saying:
“ What did they use for lighting in Russia before candles?
Electricity
Decent Solar panel + voltage regulator + 18650 lithium batteries and 5mm LEDs. You can charge enough in 1 day to last for a week.
Alternator off a car. Power it by wind or water. 13.4 Volts dc. Charge your batteries, run led's etc. Use your imagination. Fun fact: you can use a pencil to start fires by wiring it up to a car battery.
I think it might be a little more difficult than that with varying wind speed. Wouldn't they have an effect on voltage output? You would need a decent buck/boost regulator I think.
Difficult? Are you serious? You can even hand crank them. There is a built in voltage regulator. The current is limited by the speed it turns. Try it some time. Try and hold on to it when you turn the rotor by hand.
If it keeps its voltage under a wide range of RPM, that's cool. I've never experimented with them. I'll have to look into it.
I power my cabin with one. Rigged up a water wheel in a creek. I use firewood and heating oil (kerosene) for heat as required. Have a TV that runs on 12 Volts. Works a treat! Have fun!!!
Badass! Do you just use a 12v to 110v a/c inverter?
If you buy a junk Toyota Prius, the high voltage battery actually supplies 100A at 14v to the low voltage battery in the back. You can hook up an inverter to the back and basically have the quietest 1200w generator around. It only kicks on the car to top off the high voltage battery intermittently.
You can use an inverter, sure. If you need 120VAC. Just remember the current limitations of the alternator. You can run a mini fridge but not bigger. Whatever you could run off the automobile is what you can run off the alternator, provided you spin it up. I run a cabin off one. I hooked it up to a waterwheel I welded up and it provides lighting, runs a 12 V tv, charges my usb devices, etc. You can run multiple alternators to increase the amount of current for higher loads. You can also use buck-boost converters to raise or lower the voltage required. All the information for basic electronics can be found online for free.
Pro Tip: Commie fat makes the best candles.