[Peripherals] [support-gang] Alternitive Power for Developing Countries

[Mel Chua]

Moving discussion to "peripherals" list (please reply to 
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Chris Carrick, one of the staff members for the grassroots office in 
Chicago this summer (our resident mechanical engineer & green guy), will 
be working on getting many "ideas with prototypes built and tested" as 
well as "simple instructions for replicating them made available to 
empower the folks to generate their own power." (More of a "here's how 
to design your *own* power solutions!" in the end, even more than a 
"copy ours!" resource.) So your wish will be granted, Caryl. :)

-Mel

Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> Yes, I thought of that too.  But who would ride the bike?  Where would 
> they go?  Would it be an exercise bike?  Do these folks really need more 
> exercise?  If they, or someone in the family, will be riding around 
> anyway, it would work.  But if they are walking most places (as the 
> folks in the Andes tend to do), the bicycle is not a luxury they have at 
> hand.  Still in some places it would probably be a great idea. 
> 
> I would love to see lots of ideas with prototypes built and tested and 
> simple instructions for replicating them made available to empower the 
> folks to generate their own power.  Call it "Power Empowerment!"
> 
>  > From: akonstam at sbcglobal.net
>  > To: support-gang at lists.laptop.org
>  > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 14:40:55 -0500
>  > Subject: Re: [support-gang] Alternitive Power for Developing Countries
>  >
>  > On Sun, 2008-05-04 at 08:26 -0700, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
>  > > Hi...
>  > >
>  > > Yes, I've seen that weza treadle. The price is way to high for
>  > > developing countries...it costs more than the XO! I'm looking for a
>  > > charger that can be made inexpensively from something that may be
>  > > readily available. It might even be possible to retrofit one of the
>  > > sewing machines so it could sew and charge at the same time. That way
>  > > Mom could recharge Junior's XO while she was making clothes or
>  > > whatever!
>  > >
>  > > I wil take a look a the other list and move this idea there later this
>  > > morning.
>  > >
>  > > Caryl
>  > I am sure someone has thought of this but a bicycle would make an ideal
>  > charging device.
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