Charlie, Nando and all:
My suggest for Charlie is contact also Mr. Akal Man Nakarmi, Kathmandu. Perhaps a Peltric set, some 1 kW could fit well in the rural village site. If it is often cloudy, rain and water could be good for a Peltric. Regards, Carlos ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [microhydro] cheap hydro battery charging.. > > > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > 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/
