From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Vaughn"  wrote in message   
   news:jgme8q$bc2$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   > ...   
   > Now do the math!  At 50 watts, it would take you 20 hours to generate one   
   > kilowatt-hour, or about 15 cents worth of power.  As a further brain   
   > exercise, figure out how many hours you would need to peddle to pay for   
   > your equipment.   
   >   
   > Now you know why peddle-powered generators aren't common.   
   >   
   > Vaughn   
      
   One of my maybe-someday projects is a treadle generator, like an old sewing   
   machine, that would sit under the computer desk and charge the laptop   
   battery.   
      
   jsw   
      
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