Comments on: Kick Start Damn Near Anything http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: hi opt system http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-655943 hi opt system Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:31:25 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-655943 <strong>hi opt system...</strong> variably,jugs cranberry ... hi opt system…

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]]> By: Michael http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-629870 Michael Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:34:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-629870 "I just wonder how long it takes to completely charge the battery by stepping alone." Let's see: (I might mess this up) Let’s say we kick at 36 watts (We can kick between 25 and 40, but 36 is easiest for the math). Ohm’s Law is our friend: 36 W / 12V = 3 Amps If you kicked at that rate for 1 hour: 3 Amps x 1 hr = 3 Amp-Hours (Ah) The battery in the device is a 7 Ah 12 V battery, so: 7 Ah / 3 = 2.33 hours. If the battery was flat dead, it would take 2.33 hours to bring it to full charge. That, to me, seems pretty cool. You could operate numerous small devices indefinitely with a device kike this. “I just wonder how long it takes to completely charge the battery by stepping alone.”

Let’s see: (I might mess this up)

Let’s say we kick at 36 watts (We can kick between 25 and 40, but 36 is easiest for the math).

Ohm’s Law is our friend:

36 W / 12V = 3 Amps

If you kicked at that rate for 1 hour: 3 Amps x 1 hr = 3 Amp-Hours (Ah)

The battery in the device is a 7 Ah 12 V battery, so:

7 Ah / 3 = 2.33 hours.

If the battery was flat dead, it would take 2.33 hours to bring it to full charge.

That, to me, seems pretty cool. You could operate numerous small devices indefinitely with a device kike this.

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]]> By: Rob http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125423 Rob Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:54:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125423 This is a nice idea for those of us who are sometimes "remiss" in keeping those portable jump starters charged. This is a nice idea for those of us who are sometimes “remiss” in keeping those portable jump starters charged.

]]> By: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125386 eschoendorff Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:24:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125386 This is a neat idea.... I just wonder how long it takes to completely charge the battery by stepping alone. This is a neat idea…. I just wonder how long it takes to completely charge the battery by stepping alone.

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125297 Nate Bezanson Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:31:02 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/02/kick-start-anything/#comment-125297 The nearest competition in this space is the bicycle generator, whether a purpose-built stationary bike or a clamp-in stand that attaches to your regular road machine. Either way, they're not as portable as this, but I bet they work better. http://www.econvergence.net/electro.htm is one example. The nearest competition in this space is the bicycle generator, whether a purpose-built stationary bike or a clamp-in stand that attaches to your regular road machine. Either way, they’re not as portable as this, but I bet they work better.

http://www.econvergence.net/electro.htm is one example.

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