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gucu
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# Posted: 16 Jun 2019 03:57am
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Hi Guys
Just arrived to this forum and I am looking forward to joining in. I have plenty of plans for the future but I am starting small!
I have just bought a cargo bicycle and will be using it to encourage young people to experience off-grid energy. First up, is to add a blender powered by pedalling! I am going to purchase a Electric Bicycle Motor and a 3 Phase Diode Bridge Rectifier. Connect route 1 to a battery and route 2 to a blender. The young people will fill the blender with fruit and cycle away to make a lovely smoothie. Before I go charging in I was just wondering if anyone else had ideas about the route to go please?
Thanks
Rich

paulz
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# Posted: 16 Jun 2019 11:22am
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The route I would take is mounting a wheel on the bottom of the blender jar that rubs on the bike tire, like an old bicycle generator.

BTW here is my off grid blender.
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rockies
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# Posted: 16 Jun 2019 06:19pm
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Or, get a hand cranked one. And for all the people going "$189 for a blender!?!" it's the cheapest one I could find.

https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5027-635/Vortex-Blender

darz5150
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# Posted: 16 Jun 2019 06:33pm
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Paint mixer and a cordless drill.

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