How much electricity will it generate and how long do I need to peddle?
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Hello bhung. An average rider can make about 120-150 watts per hour. A rider like Lance Armstrong can make up to 300 watts per hour. BUT those productions are based on no-load. Conceder that if you are powering a 100 watt device than you will only produce 100 watts. The more the load than the harder you need to pedal so it benefit the user to get energy efficient device.
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That depends on what you are going to do with it. Are you going to build a 'solar generator' on a cart, put them on a pole, a house, or an RV? In some cases you will need mounting brackets. In some, you will need longer cables. You might also want a better charge controller, though it isn't required. If you want to run a 120v ac load, you will need an inverter with a high enough wattage to run your load. Bear in mind that extra current is required when starting a motor, like a pump or refrigerator. In all cases, you will need batteries. Google is your friend.
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Sorry Johnny I don't have it anymore. I bought it to power a stationary bike that I had so I could sell it. Actually seemed pretty long but I don't recall exactly. Good luck.
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It will depend entirely on how much power your connected devices draw. You should consult the device's run-time graph. Unfortunately, it appears that Amazon's product description is missing the graph for the SMT750. You can however, see it at APC's web site: http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SMT750 So, if your devices are drawing 100 watts, you should expect about 50 minutes of run-time. If your devices are drawing 300W, you can expect about 12 minutes. If your devices are drawing 500W, then you can expect less than 5 minutes. If you don't know how much power your devices are drawing, I recommend getting an inexpensive meter (like the Kill-A-Watt - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009MDBU) and take some measurements. Once you know your load, you can check the charts for different UPS models to get the expected run-time.
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I have given a link to to energy guide for this unit below. Further information can be obtained from the manufacturer. http://www.goedekers.com/assets/PDF/GE/gtwn5650fwsenergyguide.pdf
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I don't run anything with it. I charge batteries . It will also depend on your area for what type and how much wind you have. Please be aware of the 2 companies in the state of Washington that are selling this unit, they are very poor people to deal with. Crooked comes to mind.
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I had an old 1700 watt generator during sandy. It powered my fridge and a bunch of other small things. The 3000 watt inverter isn't overkill tho. It won't draw more power than it needs. Battery needs to be good and charged as much as needed. Car alternator at least. Cables need to be thick for 3000 watts.
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It really depends on the amount of current draw, but I can tell you that generally you are going to get about 10-15 minutes of runtime from this unit on a standard computer. A gas generator is the only low cost option that will give you 3 days.
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It would run it for about 18 minutes if fully charged. The inverter has the power and if you have enough battery it will run fine.
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you need a araey of solar panels or a wind turbine that makes a peak 900w to 1000w
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How are you going to power it? a generator and if so how many total amps does your generator out ? also how many lights do you plan on installing? Hope this helps
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To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the bottom of the nacelle makes this easy to do.Hope this is helpful to you. To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the... » Read More To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the bottom of the nacelle makes this easy to do.Hope this is helpful to you. « Show Less
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That is a difficult question because there are many variables to consider such as hill climbing and how often and how hard you intend on peddling. I'll try to give you a simply answer. On a flat LEVEL street with 0 peddling I would say you can get a good 20-30 mins of continuous full power riding on average. peddling will increase that range. As I mentioned before, hill climbing will dramatically use power as well as the weight of the rider. Someone 90ibs. will be able to get much more distance than someone 200+ (like myself). In my opinion these kits are really a lot of fun, I have purchased at least 4 in the past few years and I've never had any problems that I couldn't fix. That is a difficult question because there are many variables to consider such as hill climbing and how often and how hard you intend on peddling. I'll try to give you a simply answer. On a flat LEVEL street with 0 peddling I would say you can get a good 20-30 mins of continuous full power riding on average. peddling will increase that range. As I mentioned before, hill climbing will dramatically use power as well as the weight of the rider. Someone 90ibs. will be able to get much more distance than someone 200+ (like myself). In my opinion these kits are really a lot of fun, I have... » Read More That is a difficult question because there are many variables to consider such as hill climbing and how often and how hard you intend on peddling. I'll try to give you a simply answer. On a flat LEVEL street with 0 peddling I would say you can get a good 20-30 mins of continuous full power riding on average. peddling will increase that range. As I mentioned before, hill climbing will dramatically use power as well as the weight of the rider. Someone 90ibs. will be able to get much more distance than someone 200+ (like myself). In my opinion these kits are really a lot of fun, I have purchased at least 4 in the past few years and I've never had any problems that I couldn't fix. « Show Less
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On a full charge my boy that weights 95pds will last about forty five minutes , depending on how he rides it !!!!
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I agree with Paul depending on how much reserve battery power you have will dictate how long you can pull 800W. For better service I advise to use bigger wire to connect to battery and shortes length possible, 4 awg or 2 awg if need to be longer wire with ring termals. Unless you have a big battery bank reserve best to keep plenty of 12V power to batteries. There is a formula to calculate the load online
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A long time- This is a nice little unit but needs to turn nearly 1,500 rpm to make enough juice to really get to work on a 12 volt battery. It depends on the size of the battery and how discharged it is. If you had an average car battery mostly discharged and were running this on a bicycle set up it would take hours- I'd guess at least 4 to make any headway. I hope you have good legs. Mine makes 5.5 volts at 700 rpm.
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I used 16G, 18G would be Good. the amps are low. It is a real nice tender I have 5 of them hook to 5-15W panels keeping my Tractor Charge and riding lawn more and my 85 Monte Carlo and my truck and my Harley. Keep all my stuff at peak charge.