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Re: Fuel Cell?

From: (TC Lai)
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:25:34 -0800

.snip.
>One word: gymbals.  (Hmm.  Maybe with ratcheted gymbals, you could
>extract energy from motion?  "Why are you bouncing around like that?"
>"My computer is low on power.")
.snip.

If we're going to get into on-the-fly conversion of mechanical energy, why
not combine a smaller flywheel with a clockspring (like those Baygen
devices.)  Low on power?  Just crank up the generator!

TC

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   TC Lai                                              
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