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Ronwend523

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Posted: 06:49pm 18 Mar 2018

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I started this question over in Windmills but it started down another road dealing with TEG generators. My idea has drifted to making a trickle charge system attached to an exhaust manifold on an air cooled engine. How many and what size TEGs would it take?

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Posted: 09:27pm 18 Mar 2018

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Other thought that comes to mind on a different tangent;

What about CDI ignition?
An easy addition to a conventional distributor, with even the option of a 2nd backup unit.

Over here they mention a huge energy saving over conventional Kettering ignition, in which case you may be able to lower your current requirements to maybe one amp & use the 10 TEG's mentioned in the other thread.

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Posted: 09:37pm 18 Mar 2018

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In 1946 in the Soviet Union they had TEG radios power by a kerosene lamp.

There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

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Posted: 08:38am 19 Mar 2018

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The solar panel idea that someone else came up with might be worth a look too as a second power source.
There are "flexible " film solar panels available that might conform pretty well with your upper wing shape.

Cheers, �Tony.

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Posted: 09:01am 19 Mar 2018

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Warpspeed said The solar panel idea that someone else came up with might be worth a look too as a second power source.
There are "flexible " film solar panels available that might conform pretty well with your upper wing shape.

That one is in my head too.
That & CDI to reduce power consumption.

Updated my boat motor from Points/Kettering years ago.
The old points served me fine with never a breakdown.
Just had to set the Dwell once or twice a season.

The Electronic (Non-CDI), Dissy had one module failure, that had us paddling home.

If you went CDI it would be easy enough to have 2 modules with little weight, so there's no frantically flapping of arms.

CDI, but keep the points. They work, and would be handling much reduced current.

Phil.

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Posted: 09:23am 19 Mar 2018

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TEG's never entered my mind until a few months back when I saw these at Bunnings.

Anyone seen one in action?

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