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   Daniel who wants to know to All   
   Re: converting exercise bike to power ge   
   28 Oct 12 19:30:19   
   
   From: me@here.edu   
      
   > wrote in message   
   > news:1b7a1a70-ce61-4986-a076-44cb483cfcb2@googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   > Please don't try to talk me out of it. I want to do it. So I would   
   > appreciate constructive advice. I am leaning towards a car alternator   
   > because they are easily   
   > available, cheap and have the regulator built in. Thank you.   
      
   Too late. As has been said before we humans are only good for a couple   
   hundred watts max, and a car alternator is only 50% efficient, hence it is   
   still a bad idea.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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