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Again, I'm suggesting someone with the capability to build one of these, do it scaled down for practical application.. Not to power Hoover Dam, or Feed every light in the Tri-state area.. Just to see if the air compressor on the Duece would run something like this.. And if so, could it power a...
Ok.. For the naysayers.. Scale this down, and run it on compressed air.
http://youtu.be/EvMLkbnXRPE
Simplistic enough.. And.. It would DEFINETLY run a single 12v alternator.
I mean they are getting 10KW out of something this compact... That would power my entire house... And it's...
Basically, a encapsulated windmill.. With the force of rotation applied to the edges of the disc.
Like aiming a garden hose at a bicycle tire... Same principle.
Sounds ridiculous...but have you ever thought of a Tesla Turbine? Run it on pneumatic air from the compressor, that way it's generating when the engine is running, and charging separate batteries to power the house accessories while driving.
cheap, easy, reliable, simple to maintain, and hardly...