On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Charles J Knight wrote: > While at a flea market yesterday, I had an interesting idea. (OK, so it > may > or may not be practical...it's clever!) > > I picked up a model airplane engine -- it weighs hardly anything, perhaps > a few ounces, and has a drive shaft that's 3/8" diameter. Presumably > this thing puts out a decent amount of power for its weight. Gotta' be > better than batteries... > > As it's an off the shelf item, would it be possible to use one of these > little engines to generate electricity for a palmtop class computer? > > Their power requirements are meager, and small generators would > be capable of handling those requirements with relative ease. > > Since gasoline could run one of these little things for hours, if not > days on end, with minimal weight...why hasn't someone done this > before? It seems logical... > > -- Chuck Knight I'm sure a model airplane engine attached to a small generator would produce much more power than a battery of the same weight. The only problems I can think of are related to the idea of carrying around a running internal combustion engine. You wouldn't really want to run this thing in any enclosed spaces and you'd have to be very careful about gas leaks. These engines are also obnoxiously noisy. But you'd probably be one of the few people who could jump start a car with what they're wearing. -Claudius Li -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org
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