Make Podcast: Weekend Projects - Make a Rodent Powered Night
Make sure to check out the previous post full of instructions: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/make_podcast_weekend_projects_1.html This project can be found in the print or digital version of Make: 06. The article in the magazine by William Gurstelle, was inspired by the folks over at otherpower.com who came up with a hamster powered generator.
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grumpachu said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
i mean a mouse?
i mean a mouse?
grumpachu said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
how much does a rat …
how much does a rat cost to adopt? i think they’re cute.
hogaman13 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
You eated my cookie …
You eated my cookie…
edlfilms said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
i think sarahs dead
i think sarahs dead
Chipscolaman said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
whe’re gonna take a …
whe’re gonna take a magnet, represented by this cookied here..
xDD
rsboy360 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
it worked
i used …
it worked
i used my bike and hooked it up to the wheel and it lit up for 20 seconds this rocks
xlockpick said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
Neat!!!!
Neat!!!!
HippyBunny said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
is it possible to …
is it possible to increace the amperage and the voltage with out having so many spools?
heshoots9999 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
couldn’t you make a …
couldn’t you make a bridge rectifier to change the ac current into dc current using a several diodes or leds
varun009 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
how is it a night …
how is it a night light its just a small led how can you see anything with that not to mention that it also blinks
sfgsfhsfh said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
That’s pretty cool, …
That’s pretty cool, but it won’t last long. Rodents chew on anything and everything. Those wires will be destroyed in a day or two.
arnekake said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
Cookie
Cookie
megapyro013 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
i like your videos, …
i like your videos, good job
jikmnhuhujnbgy said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
stick a diode in …
stick a diode in the , O and a safty resistor , about 220 will do it
supasoul20 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
you need a …
you need a rectifier on that
codemsan said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
i liked the one …
i liked the one mouse spinning the other!!
YoutubingCRITIC said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
1:13-
1:13-
johnclavis said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
Actually, you can …
Actually, you can connect the LED directly to the mouse. Just remember where to stick the anode…
llillshit said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
lmao poor mice at 1 …
lmao poor mice at 1:06
tylerGo1 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
All your base are …
All your base are belong to Bre lol
bardolf2005 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
and a diode …
and a diode rectifier would help too ….. although the mouse will end up doing slightly more work either way, and might get fed-up.
bardolf2005 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
Yep … running 2 …
Yep … running 2 LEDs in parallel, but wired for opposite polarity would catch the reverse pulse too.
Remember to alternate the poles of the magnets …. N,S,N,S all the way round too ….. since it’s the change in magnetic field which generates the voltage.
lockpickman said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
lol run it through …
lol run it through a joule theif
salvador8702 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
dude, if your mouse …
dude, if your mouse has been sleeping since u got her, its either dead, or you just had it for a short period of time.
mewmaster151 said :
September 27, 2008 at 7:27 am
lol i dont care …
lol i dont care that he looks like frankensien
he’s beast as
he owns all your base
and i do realize how dorky that just sounded
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