Got tired of bringing the hand crank Prius transmission to renewable energy fairs so I got busy mounting an Insight IMA motor on an exercise bike chassis. The main task was to make a core for the rotor and mount it on bearings. I used aluminum for the rear bearing and coil assembly which I removed from the stock cast aluminum housing to make it lighter and smaller. I hope to also add red green leds to show the frequency and polarity of the generated voltage. Works great. Added a small 24 V battery and a 600W sine wave inverter so energy could be out into the battery slowly (I am not in shape yet) and then power up to a 600W load from the battery.
Like most Americans I eat too much and do not get enough exercise. I also watch TV too much. I modified an exercise bike to produce electricity. The electricity runs a tv, radio, lights, fans, to use the power that I am generating. Old car alternator, with a a small battery to get the field excited to start the generating. 250 Watts is a lot of work. For a light workout pump during the show, and rest during the commercials, For a full workout watch a DVD movie and pump the whole time.
