Microhydropower: a backyard water power generator


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18 Comments on “Microhydropower: a backyard water power generator”

  1. 1 SmokeTatum said at 6:53 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    excellent work but small to expensive for generator and pelton wheel in a case i reckon manufacturing of this costs about 100 to 200 bucks so where goes the rest 90%? poeople dont bee too greedy on the devices that could make populace free from energy companys

  2. 2 KyHighlander59 said at 7:03 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    $2000 is about a years thrilling bill where I live. Cap and Trade promises to at least dual that and possibly triple it.

  3. 3 ismasamov55 said at 7:55 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    $2000 is just soothe too damned expensive. Key: crank them out by the thousands in China

  4. 4 dave777blaster said at 8:00 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    very near obsolete

  5. 5 lwsd311 said at 8:07 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    Eric, Would you delight send by e-mail me. I’m very attracted in your Pelton Wheel set up. I’m in central California and have 300 feet of head and will fill a 3 inch pipe. Lane

  6. 6 truckdiver2 said at 8:09 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    How do I contact this guy in th viedo

  7. 7 projectdurden said at 9:09 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    this guy reminds me of john stewart.

  8. 8 TommeyLeeReed said at 9:23 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    Fantastic work…

  9. 9 2giveup said at 9:33 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    u got it. compressor force not take out as much as produce if useing a dc generator.

  10. 10 5horsepower said at 9:42 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    yea go B.C hahaha

  11. 11 TommeyLeeReed said at 9:49 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    People wake up!
    Water is ok,but add air to the potential and you get this!

  12. 12 datzfast said at 10:42 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    2000 dollars id rather get fucked from the potential company.

  13. 13 turboziptie said at 10:54 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    I had same conundrum …..it was too many cookies.

  14. 14 Trumpelstilt said at 10:58 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    you probably switched to ‘high alacrity set alight’ internet, aptly? It’s bogus . You get half the alacrity and you can’t stream YouTube.

  15. 15 powerpillphil said at 11:33 pm on March 23rd, 2010:

    Is anyone else having problems streaming these videos? I get 2 seconds then it stops for 5-10 seconds then I get 2 seconds then it stops for 5-10 seconds?

  16. 16 girzim21 said at 12:19 am on March 24th, 2010:

    we did this like 8 yeas ago so i dont have any plans or samples im not sure what happened to it but its for the most part an thrilling magent like persons shakable enthusiasm illumination

  17. 17 girzim21 said at 12:32 am on March 24th, 2010:

    well to make it simple all you need is a wheel a pole stong magents a steel/iron tube some copper wire and a type of pattle wheel and a box to hold it all collectively and you can make a simple one me and a few acquaintances made one like that and it worked not as well as that but its a excellent rudimentery one and fun to make dont question for info because thats about all i have

  18. 18 horehoundpie said at 1:16 am on March 24th, 2010:

    Makes total sense. So why isn’t every self by Solar, wind or hydro as energy sources? We’re all caught up in our Ipods, TVs and additional toys that we don’t give a shiot!

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