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Originally Posted by dabac
If you’re doing it for the fun factor rather than trying to harvest useful amounts of energy, a car alternator will begin charging at RPMs within bicycle range. I helped build a setup years ago. A 2” pulley on the alternator, then we ran the belt around the rim or the rear wheel. Done.
I believe that this is the third-world approach.
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