Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: "Solar Flare"
Date: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Farm Windmill - Converting up and down motion to circular?

1 stroke per second isn't gonna' generate enough to keep one beer cold.

"Moe" wrote in message
news:47f4ba17$0$4064$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net...
> Glenn Jensen wrote:
>> Hey There:
>>
>> I have a farm windmill that produces up/down motion, about 4 inches of
>> travel. Any idea how to convert this action into rotary motion, so as to
>> run a generator or alternator?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Glenn
> I'm thinking buy up a bunch of those shaker flashlights, duct tape them to
> the sucker rod, and wire them up to a battery farm and then use an
> inverter to get 110 V ac for the beer fridge.
> That should getter done.


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