Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul, best to add the braking motion of the shutter blinds to another generator to exploit that kinetic energy too ;-) There's a Honda car just launched in the UK which uses this priciple, when the car is braking, the otherwise lost energy is transformed back into electricity to run the electric motors in it. The car is duel fuelled (using the electric motive motors too) and will achieve over 100 miles to the gallon. Apparently they're losing 3000 pounds on every car they sell, it's around 17000 list price. And it only seats two I believe with enough room in the back to stash your Leica, (OT, phew!). Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Paul Chefurka [SMTP:chefurka@home.com] On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:55:17 +0100, Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net> wrote: >Kam, >Maybe not shake, but the advance mechanism could drive a small dynamo to >charge the small cells. (a bit like the wind up radio) Cool idea. And if you were using a motor, the motor action could even drive a generator to recharge its own batteries... Now where'd I put the number for the patent office? Paul