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We built a pedal-powered generator and controller, which is practical to use as an energy source and exercise machine in a household — and which you can integrate into a solar PV system. We provide detailed plans to build your own, using basic skills and common hand tools. Image: The bicycle generator in the living room. CONTENTS ARTICLE Introduction The bike generator Why a vintage exercise bike with flywheel? How much power does it produce? The art of pedal power: what are the challenges? Matching the voltage Matching the current Charging batteries The dashboard: how to address these challenges? Matching the voltage: buck and boost converters Matching the current: switchable circuits and dimmers How to use the bike: experiments Corded...

Low-tech Magazine refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution.

Le seul mag papier dédié aux low-tech, technologies douces et modes de vies résilients. Reportages, inspiration, tutos, actus et portraits. 32 pages | 6 n°/an.

7000 rare and unusual plants with edible, medicinal or other uses. We place emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment with perennial plants.