ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Hello, For those of you with pedal generators, has anyone adapted them to use both hands and feet? -Eric The Tech Museum Exhibit Developer _____ From: William Katzman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:05 AM To: webhead; ISEN-ASTC-L Subject: motors Hello everyone! We are looking to re-create a hand-cranked electrical generator for an exhibit. So what I'm looking for is a 12 Volt motor that people have used successfully on the floor as an electrical generator. So if anyone out there uses a standard motor as a generator, I would love to know the model and make of it (if it's successful). And if you have a warning of which motors to stay away from then let me know that as well. Thanks! The specifics on our project: essentially we have one 12 Volt motor (that is no longer made) that generates electricity for a 12 Volt light, a 12 Volt T.V.. and a 12 Volt fan. We want to couple this with another 12 Volt motor (in parallel) so that two people can combine their work and we'll include a couple more options on what to power. -William William Katzman [log in to unmask] Director of Exhibits (828) 322-8169 x307 Catawba Science Center (828) 322-1585 (fax) "Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value" -A. Einstein *********************************************************************** More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]