Hi WILLIAM.

01-Sep-03 16:38:00, WILLIAM KITCHEN wrote to MIKE ROSS


 MR>> Ah, I see, I'm not so sure there is a lot of loss in the friction
 MR>> but
   >> every little saving counts! Instead of the friction perhaps a
   >> direct gearing drive would improve the efficiency you say? Hmmm,
   >> that would involve placing the dyno closer to the hub and adding
   >> a gear to the wheel with a smaller gear on the dyno to preserve
   >> the original ratio. This might be possible... but certainly a
   >> propellor would not work.

 WK> I wonder if it might be possible to incorporate the wheel itself
 WK> as a component of the dynamo.

trying to put the dynamo in the rim could be tricky as often the rim gets
buckled, but someone mentioned a dynamo hub and that sounds like a good
idea...


 -=> Bye <=-

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