Charlie:
It has been done many times but the efficiency and the life of the alternator is poor. What type of water source do you have, VOLUME ( LITER/SEC) and the HEAD ( height differential, Meters) between the intake and the site of the turbine. There are other better ways to produce the needed energy. You can connect directly with me Regards Nando ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:04 AM Subject: [microhydro] cheap hydro battery charging.. > > > > I am a volunteer teacher in a rural village in Nepal. No electricity. > Solar is used a fair bit to charge 12V car batteries for lighting. > Works well. But it is cloudy a lot of the time... and we would like > to run a laptop in the school.. a good sunny day gives us about 2-3 > hours on the laptop. > > I have this idea that i could hook up a car generator to a water > source and charge a car battery that way... 24 hours a day if > necessary. Someone must have been down this track before.. any > comments, ideas, pitfalls, plans etc would be welcome. I am not an > auto electrician but can put two wires together... as can everyone in > Nepal! > > Thanks > > Charlie > > > > > > > > > > Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! > > NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. > > More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net > > To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
