In a message dated 6/2/2005 10:37:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
becida AT comcast.net writes:
> I was thinking about James's water power calculations and his comments on
> voltage drop and such.
> If you had the height to give the water enough head you could pipe it to
> where you needed the power. Open the valve and let the water go thru a
> convergent duct, the pressure could (I'm sure) be rigged to turn an
> automotive alternator. From there thru an inverter and you should have the
> power to run your planer. When you are done close the valve.
Alas, the workshop and house are 75 feet higher than the streams.
James
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