[Peripherals] Alternitive Power for Developing Countries

[Alfonso de la Guarda]

Oh.... i forget....


In the Molinos town (Junin Department - Perú), about 3200 mts, are with a
geo-thermic energy solutions with good chances, specially if we consider
that they are testing with about 6 regular PCs.  I will return soon to that
zone thanks to an invitation of the regional president for a technology
asistance and ways to provide technology solutions in many ways: energy is
not my area but some experts are working on that!!!!



2008/5/5 Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>:

>  Hello Javier Rodriguez and, all the other folks on the peripheroals list,
>
> After seeing the creative things Arjun Sarwal is doing with cow-power in
> India, I started thinking of other possibilities. I remembered my
> grandmother's old treadle sewing machine and how excited she was to have it
> electrified.  Later, I saw many being used 35 years ago in regions in the
> Yucatan where there was no electricity.
>
> Here is a link to a picture of what they look like.  It is the one on the
> left.
>
>
> http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Trade%2DLiterature/Sewing%2DMachines/
>
> Many of these machines still exist.  i see them at estate auctions every
> summer in Montana.  There must be thousands throughout the world.  I have
> twice tried bidding on just the treadle mechanism of one on ebay. I lost out
> on the bidding for both, but have hopes of finding one in Montana this
> summer.
>
> When I get one, I intend to try to set it up as a combination desk/power
> source to run an XO.  If it works and doesn't cost too much to set up, it
> might be something that could be replicated all over the world where these
> old machines still exist...some probably still being used without
> electricity.
>
> Javier, have you seen any of these machines in rural Peru?  Are they still
> being used to sew?  Would there be a need to try to design it to continue to
> be used as a sewing machine but to generate power at the same time?
>
> It might also be possible to manufacture a similar mechanism, at a modest
> cost.  But, the idea of recycling the old ones has a lot of appeal. I was
> also wondering if an old automobile generator could be adapted to work with
> it.  Perhaps it would require too much torque to work.
>
> It may be just a crazy idea, but if cow-power works, maybe this will too.
> If and when I do this project, I will probably need some advice from you
> folks.  Any suggestions for starters?
>
> Caryl
>
> BTW, Could AJ's Cow-power generator be adapted to run on Llama power?  How
> about donkey power?  Goat power?
>
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